Religion and nothingness by keiji nishitani paperback. It is impossible to express adequate gratitude to the editor of the. Bragt the problem of religion and science is the most fundamental problem facing contemporary man. A text with integrated readings, eleventh edition, is an exciting, accessible, and thorough introduction to the core questions of philosophy and the many ways in which they are, and have been, answered. He studied under martin heidegger in freiburg from 19379. In his essay kenosis and emptiness, buddhist scholar masao abe states that the necessity of tackling the buddhistchristian dialogue not merely in terms of interfaith dialogue, but also as an inseparable part of the wider sociocultural problem of religion versus irreligion has become more and more pressing in the past few decades. Eastern buddhist, professor nishitani keiji, and to the members of its. Religion and nothingness by keiji nishitani paperback university. Kasulis, department of philosophy, northland college nishitani keiji was for many years professor of religious philosophy at kyoto university, and since his retirement has been professor emeritus at. Though the question about the need for religion may.
The kyoto school stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Discover book depositorys huge selection of keiji nishitani books online. On buddhism kindle edition by nishitani, keiji, van bragt. Keiji ueda professor division of virology department of microbiology and immunology osaka university graduate school of medicine japan tel. Editor keiji ueda osaka university graduate school of. After suzukis death in 1966, the journal was continued under the editorship of nishitani keiji 19001990, abe masao 19152006, and other scholars. Not only did nishitani serve as the chief editor of the eastern buddhist. Nihility, or relative nothingness, can only be overcome by being radicalized to emptiness, or absolute nothingness. Streams of william james volume 2 issue 2 summer 2000 page 2 polysemiality, style, and arationality by michel weber ring the supposed univocality of the concept, is now a. This collection is based on an international conference held at smith college in april 1984. On buddhism kindle edition by nishitani, keiji, van.
Professor keiji nishitani 19001990 was widely regarded as the most significant philosopher of contemporary japan and the most authoritative representative of the kyoto school of thought. After an introductory section, this article will focus on four questions. Keiji nishitani was a japanese philosopher of the kyoto school and a disciple of kitaro nishida. The kyoto school kyotogakuha is a group of 20 th century japanese thinkers who developed original philosophies by creatively drawing on the intellectual and spiritual traditions of east asia, those of mahayana buddhism in particular, as well as on the methods and content of western philosophy.
A more exhaustive list of works is accessible on the japanese version of the present wikipage. Ive always felt there are basically two kinds of philosophers. Join facebook to connect with keiji nishitani and others you may know. Nanzan studies in religion and culture, the general editor of the series, james heisig, and i paid a visit to professor nishitanis home in kyoto to give a brief.
Nishida kitaro is a translation of essays nishitani wrote about his teacher from 1936 to 1968 and published as a book in 1985. The selfovercoming of nihilism by nishitani keiji as a past reader of nishitani in both the original japanese and english translation, i find this manuscript to be the most accessible and clearly written of any booklength work i have read by him. In religion and nothingness the leading representative of the kyoto school of philosophy lays the foundation of thought for a world in the making, for a world united beyond the differences of east and west. His concerns include the problems of human meaning, uncertainty, death.
Religion and nothingness keiji nishitani, jan van bragt. Keiji nishitani, nishitani keiji, february 27, 1900 november 24, 1990 was a japanese philosopher of the kyoto school and a disciple of kitaro nishida. This is what is called the incessant becom ing of existence. The philosophy of nishitani keiji 19001990 lectures on.
He was an author, editor, and educator who moved from philosophical writings to more buddhist themes in later life. Keiji nishitani notes the irreversible trend of western civilization to nihilism, and singles out the conquest of nihilism as the task for contemporary philosophy. In 1965 he became the chief editor of the eastern buddhist, a journal founded by. Heidegger, martin, nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, nishitani, keiji it will be mandatory reading for an understanding of both nishitani s thought and the problem of nihilism. Keiji nishitani, religion and nothingness philpapers. Nishitani is one of the worlds greatest living philosophers and even in this early work of his that brilliance shines through. University of new york press, for their meticulous help in editing this manuscript. He studied under martin heidegger in freiburg from 1937 to 1939. Scholars and other persons interested in nihilism, in nietzsche, andor in contemporary buddhist or japanese philosophy, will greatly profit from a study of this book. Nishida kitaro, intuition and reflection in selfconsciousness. Jul 22, 2019 nishitani keijis theory of imagination. The authors combine substantial selections from significant works in the history of philosophy with excerpts from current philosophy, clarifying the readings and. Our existence is an existence at one with nonexistence, swinging back and forth over nihility, ceaselessly passing away and ceaselessly gaining its existence. From 1998 to 2005 nagao gadjin 19072005 served as the editor.
This chapter offers an existential approach to those aspects of nishitanis philosophy that are motivated by a profound sense of the utter meaninglessness of. Nishitani keiji 2008 laval theologique et philosophique 64 2. This paper attempts to summarize and present, as objectively as possible, nishitani keijis thinking on the relationship of religion and science. On buddhism presents the first englishlanguage translation of a series of lectures by keiji nishitani 19001990, a major buddhist thinker and a key figure in the kyoto school of japanese philosophy.
Nishitani argues that once dasein has been rigorously engaged from the standpoint of sunyata, that one reaches keii point where one has to do with all beings around one, even those not connected to oneself in an immediately intelligible manner. Religion and nothingness keiji nishitani, jan van bragt, winston l. Six lectures by eminent buddhist thinker keiji nishitani reflecting on buddhism for the modern world. The work of keiji nishitani bears a strong resemblance to the philosophical literature of twentieth century existentialism. John shand is an associate lecturer in philosophy at the open university and an author.
Pdf keiji nishitani and his standpoint of sunyata dillon st jean. Keiji nishitani 19001990 was one of the most prominent philosophers of the socalled kyoto school of philosophy, a group of japanese thinkers in the line of thought beginning with kitaro nishida 18701945. Religion and nonreductionism in nishitani keijis philosophy. In his book on nishida, nishitani recalls the happy moment when both men realized this shared origin, as, having just graduated, nishitani had his first private meeting. On heisigs reading, nishitanis philosophy had a distinctive religious and subjective bent, drawing nishitani close to existentialists and mystics, most. Heidegger, martin, nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, nishitani, keiji it will be mandatory reading for an understanding of both nishitanis thought and the problem of nihilism. When he was seven years old, nishitanis family moved to tokyo, where nishitani remained until he graduated from college. This series of meditations by one master on another provides a remarkable, living portrait of nishida the person and conveys the enthusiasm he aroused in his students.
The philosophy of nishitani keiji 19001990 lectures on religion and modernity jonathan morris augustine, yamamoto seisaku this is a translation of a key text for understanding the kyoto school of japanese philosophy. This investigation of the historicalmetaphysical question of technology, drawing on lyotard, simondon, and stiegler, and introducing a history of modern eastern philosophical thinking largely unknown to western readers, including philosophers such as feng youlan, mou zongsan, and keiji nishitani, sheds new light on the obscurity of the. Though the philosopher keiji nishitani 190090 was arguably the latter. In religion and nothingness the leading representative of the kyoto school of philosophy lays the foundation of thought for a world in the making, for a world united beyond the. Nishitani keiji was born in february 1900 in udetsu, near noto, in the ishikawa prefecture on the japan sea, which happens to be in the same region as nishidas birthplace. Practicing philosophy as a matter of life and death. The selfovercoming of nihilism nishitani keiji anarchist zine library. This readership is 10 times more when compared to other subscription journals source. Though the philosopher keiji nishitani was arguably the latter kind, he struggled throughout his life to see the world with wonder. Apr 30, 2016 ive always felt there are basically two kinds of philosophers. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in. Keiji nishitani was born in ishikawa prefecture, japan.
Existentialist philosopher and professor who was famous for his work religion and nothingness from 1961. On the one hand, nihilism is a problem that transcends time and space and is rooted in the essence of human being, an existential problem. He is editor of the five volume central works of philosophy published by acumen. Existentialism, 2e, offers an exceptional and accessible introduction to the richness and diversity of existentialist thought. The religious philosophy of nishitani keiji nanzan. Retaining the focus of the highly successful first edition, the second edition provides extensive material on the big four existentialistskierkegaard, nietzsche, heidegger, and sartrewhile also including selections from twentyfour other authors. Professor division of virology department of microbiology. By title az by title za newer first older first by number of pages, ascending by number of pages, descending results per page. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in the importance of the family and religion.
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