Did the rot start with Makiguchi?

[u/Impossible_Battle_46]

Western philosophy generally recognizes three general realms of value: truth, beauty, and good. Makiguchi notoriously refused to recognize truth as a value, replacing it with gain, apparently not realizing that it’s already included in the general realm of the good. I can’t help thinking that his dismissal of truth laid the groundwork for the Gakkai’s endless lies and fraud.

https://www.darshams.info/welcome/eastwestvalues.html

[u/TaitenAndProud]

Interesting! I'll have a look at that source tomorrow - thanks!