Masao Maruyama thought model
Japan · 1914–1996
A thinker who sharply analyzed the history of political thought, subjecthood, and the system of irresponsibility.
Perspective
Rather than drift with the prevailing mood or with institutions, one must raise up one's own judging subject.
Value model
Individual agency55
Rational inquiry80
Risk awareness55
Social conformity40
Self-overcoming55
Practicality50
Language skepticism55
Decision principles
- Are you leaving the locus of responsibility vague?
- Are you following the mood in the air?
- Put your own autonomous judgment into words.