Background
Shin'ichi Hisamatsu was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
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Shin'ichi Hisamatsu
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Education
He entered the Kyoto University in 1912 and studied philosophy with Dr. Kitaro Nishida, who was the most prominent philosopher in Japan and the author of An Inquiry into the Good.
Career
He was also a professor at Kyoto University and received an honorary doctoral degree from Harvard University. Shortly after that, Hisamatsu received a doctorate degree from the Kyoto University. Between 1943 and 1949, he taught Philosophy and Religious Studies at the Kyoto University.
The FAS Society’s origin, Gakudō Dōjō, was established by students of Kyoto University under the guidance of Dr. Hisamatsu. In 1960, Gakudō Dōjō was renamed the FAS Society for their international activities. The purpose of this society is to spread the standpoint of the fundamental of self-awakening of all mankind.
