Nishida's Medieval Bent
One of the pillars of the philosophy of Nishida Kitarō (1870-1945) was a firm belief in the unity of consciousness and reality, a belief that ran throughout his writings without ever having been subjected to serious criticism. Quite the contrary, it appears to have been sheltered from criticism by a...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2004]
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Nothingness
B Consciousness B Infinity B Religious Studies B Intuition B Union of opposites B Contradictories B Medieval Philosophy B Dualism B Thought |
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| Summary: | One of the pillars of the philosophy of Nishida Kitarō (1870-1945) was a firm belief in the unity of consciousness and reality, a belief that ran throughout his writings without ever having been subjected to serious criticism. Quite the contrary, it appears to have been sheltered from criticism by a number of supporting ideas that Nishida shared with thinkers, in particular mystical thinkers, of the Middle Ages. The present essay considers four of those ideas-the unus mundus, the union of opposites, pure experience, and intuitive knowledge-and suggests alternatives available from the thinkers that had influenced Nishida's own development, notably Henri Bergson and William James. Whereas textual studies of Nishida, studies comparing him to other thinkers, and the application of his ideas to a wide range of questions have helped keep his philosophy in the forefront for the past generation and more, the author argues that a further development of his seminal ideas is required to secure him a place in the future of philosophical thought; and that part of that development consists in questioning his tacit but pervasive medieval bent. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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