Takahashi Fumi (1901–1945) was a philosopher and educator, although she is best known for being the niece of the famous philosopher Nishida Kitarō and for being one of the first women in Japan to pursue philosophy professionally. She graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in 1929, the only woman in her class of five philosophy and ethics students. Her thesis focused on the philosophy of Plato.
The text reproduced here is a talk Takahashi gave on the radio on January 8, 1936.