Philosophical and Rhetorical Modes in Zen Discourse: Contrasting Nishida's Logic and Koan Poetry
Reason in Zen practice is not jettisoned in favor of the irrational but may be used as a bridge to the suprarational. Metaphorical descriptions of place, using the language of both philosophy and poetry, provide forms for this use of reason. Nishida's philosophical text, "Topological Logic...
| Published in: | Buddhist Christian studies |
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| Language: | English |
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University of Hawaii Press
1997
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Buddhist Christian studies
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| Summary: | Reason in Zen practice is not jettisoned in favor of the irrational but may be used as a bridge to the suprarational. Metaphorical descriptions of place, using the language of both philosophy and poetry, provide forms for this use of reason. Nishida's philosophical text, "Topological Logic and the Religious Worldview," functions as a bridge between these philosophical and rhetorical modes, helping in the process understanding between East and West but perhaps sacrificing somewhat the creative ambiguity of the koan tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1527-9472 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Buddhist Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1390395 |