The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness: The Legacies of German Philosophy in the Kyoto School

Synopsis

The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness investigates the appropriations, critiques, and innovative interpretations of German philosophy by the Kyoto School, showing how central concepts of German philosophical traditions found a place within non-Western frameworks such as Zen and Pure Land Buddhism, thereby transcending the original Western context.Kyoto School philosophers critically engaged with their own tradition and grappled with classical German philosophy from Kant to German Idealism and from Neo-Kantianism to German phenomenology. Far from mimicking the Western tradition, Nishida, Tanabe, Nishitani and other Japanese philosophers overcame their sense of alienation from European philosophy by making its concepts their own and advancing their ideas as a hybrid of European and Japanese philosophy through which they developed their own world historical perspective.Showcasing the ways that Kyoto School philosophers internalized German philosophy and generated their own original perspectives, The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness demonstrates the Kyoto School's potential for culturally diversifying the study of German philosophy and paves the way for the comprehensive study of Asian philosophy in European and global contexts.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

326 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781501779008

Related ISBNs:

9781501778988, 9781501778995

Publisher:

Cornell University Press

Date of Addition:

02/15/25

Copyrighted By:

Gregory S. Moss and Takeshi Morisato,

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Philosophy

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Edited by:

Gregory S. Moss

Edited by:

Takeshi Morisato