Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Hayashi Razan
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Philosophy 101
Related Questions
Read Next
Confucius statue at a Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. Confucianism religion
What is the Difference Between Daoism and Confucianism?
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. One of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western thought, Aristotle established the foundations for the modern scientific method of enquiry. Statue
Philosophers to Know, Part I
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher. Print published in London, 1812. Profile portrait surrounded by Ouroboros ancient Egyptian-Greek symbolic serpent with tail in mouth devouring itself representing unity of material and spiritual in eternal...
Philosophers to Know, Part II
African American man praying in church with stained glass in background
Why Do People Say “Amen” at the End of a Prayer?
Discover
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).
What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.
Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression

Hayashi Razan: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Hayashi-Razan
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Dōshun • Hayashi Nobukatsu
Born August 1583 • Kyōto • Japan
Died February 4, 1657 (aged 73) • Tokyo • Japan
Subjects Of Study Zhu Xi • Neo-Confucianism • Shintō
Yamaga Sokō
Japanese military strategist
Kaibara Ekken
Japanese philosopher
Kumazawa Banzan
Japanese philosopher
Muro Kyūsō
Japanese scholar
Nishida Kitarō
Japanese philosopher
Inoue Tetsujirō.
Inoue Tetsujirō
Japanese philosopher
Watsuji Tetsurō
Japanese philosopher and historian
Yamazaki Ansai
Japanese philosopher
Tanabe Hajime
Japanese philosopher
Inoue Enryō
Japanese philosopher
Hatano Seiichi
Japanese scholar
Miura Baien
Japanese economist and philosopher
Nishi Amane.
Nishi Amane
Japanese philosopher
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Xunzi
Xunzi
Chinese philosopher
Chu Hsi, ink on paper, by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Zhu Xi
Chinese philosopher
Mencius
Mencius
Chinese philosopher
Wang Yangming
Chinese philosopher
Dai Zhen
Chinese philosopher
Dong Zhongshu
Chinese scholar

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Philosophy 101