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This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the
relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of
globalization. From various philosophical, religious, historical,
and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism arguably
the world s first transnational religion is a rich resource for
navigating today's interconnected world. Buddhist Responses to
Globalization addresses globalization as a contemporary phenomenon,
marked by economic, cultural, and political deterritorialization,
and also proposes concrete strategies for improving global
conditions in light of these facts. Topics include Buddhist
analyses of both capitalist and materialist economies; Buddhist
religious syncretism in highly multicultural areas such as
Honolulu; the changing face of Buddhism through the work of public
intellectuals such as Alice Walker; and Buddhist responses to a
range of issues including reparations and restorative justice,
economic inequality, spirituality and political activism, cultural
homogenization and nihilism, and feminist critique. In short, the
book looks to bring Buddhist ideas and practices into direct and
meaningful, yet critical, engagement with both the facts and
theories of globalization."
Contemporary Japanese Philosophy: A Reader is an anthology of
contemporary (post-war) Japanese philosophy showcasing a range of
important philosophers and philosophical trends from 1945 to the
present. This important and comprehensive volume introduces the
reader to a variety of trends and schools of thought. The first
part consists of selections and excerpts of writings from
contemporary Japanese philosophers who have made original
contributions to Japanese philosophy and promise contributions to
world philosophy. Most of these selections appear in English for
the first time. The second part consists of original essays written
for this volume by scholars in Japanese philosophy on specific
trends and tendencies of contemporary Japanese philosophy, such as
feminist philosophy, the Kyoto School, and environmental
philosophy, as well as future directions the field is likely to
take. Ideal for classroom use, this is the ultimate resource for
students and teachers of Japanese philosophy.
The main purpose of this book is to offer to philosophers and
students abroad who show a great interest in Japanese philosophy
and the philosophy of the Kyoto school major texts of the leading
philosophers. This interest has surely developed out of a desire to
obtain from the thought of these philosophers, who stood within the
interstice between East and West, a clue to reassessing the issues
of philosophy from the ground up or to drawing new creative
possibilities.The present condition seems to be, however, that the
material made available to further realize this kind of
intellectual dialogue is far too scarce. This book is intended to
be of some help in this regard.The book presents selected texts of
representative philosophers of the Kyoto school such as Nishida
Kitaro, Tanabe Hajime, Miki Kiyoshi, Nishitani Keiji, and others
who best illustrate the characteristics of this school, and works
that together portray its image as a whole. Those who are
interested in Japanese philosophy or specifically the philosophy of
the Kyoto School can survey a comprehensive representation from
this book.These texts are, of course, quite difficult and cannot be
well understood without sufficient preliminary knowledge.
Expository essays have therefore been included after each text to
provide guidance. In each of these commentaries a scholar of our
time with deep understanding of the philosopher in question has
provided an account of his life, intellectual journey, and the
significance of the text included here.From this book will emerge a
new dialogue of ideas that in turn will engender new developments
in philosophy, thereby further expanding the network of
philosophical thought worldwide.
Contemporary Japanese Philosophy: A Reader is an anthology of
contemporary (post-war) Japanese philosophy showcasing a range of
important philosophers and philosophical trends from 1945 to the
present. This important and comprehensive volume introduces the
reader to a variety of trends and schools of thought. The first
part consists of selections and excerpts of writings from
contemporary Japanese philosophers who have made original
contributions to Japanese philosophy and promise contributions to
world philosophy. Most of these selections appear in English for
the first time. The second part consists of original essays written
for this volume by scholars in Japanese philosophy on specific
trends and tendencies of contemporary Japanese philosophy, such as
feminist philosophy, the Kyoto School, and environmental
philosophy, as well as future directions the field is likely to
take. Ideal for classroom use, this is the ultimate resource for
students and teachers of Japanese philosophy.
The main purpose of this book is to offer to philosophers and
students abroad who show a great interest in Japanese philosophy
and the philosophy of the Kyoto school major texts of the leading
philosophers. This interest has surely developed out of a desire to
obtain from the thought of these philosophers, who stood within the
interstice between East and West, a clue to reassessing the issues
of philosophy from the ground up or to drawing new creative
possibilities.The present condition seems to be, however, that the
material made available to further realize this kind of
intellectual dialogue is far too scarce. This book is intended to
be of some help in this regard.The book presents selected texts of
representative philosophers of the Kyoto school such as Nishida
Kitaro, Tanabe Hajime, Miki Kiyoshi, Nishitani Keiji, and others
who best illustrate the characteristics of this school, and works
that together portray its image as a whole. Those who are
interested in Japanese philosophy or specifically the philosophy of
the Kyoto School can survey a comprehensive representation from
this book.These texts are, of course, quite difficult and cannot be
well understood without sufficient preliminary knowledge.
Expository essays have therefore been included after each text to
provide guidance. In each of these commentaries a scholar of our
time with deep understanding of the philosopher in question has
provided an account of his life, intellectual journey, and the
significance of the text included here.From this book will emerge a
new dialogue of ideas that in turn will engender new developments
in philosophy, thereby further expanding the network of
philosophical thought worldwide.
The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Contemporary Japanese
Philosophy examines the current vibrant trends in Japanese
philosophical thinking. Situating Japanese philosophy within the
larger context of global intercultural philosophical discourse and
pointing to new topics of research, this Handbook covers philosophy
of science, philosophy of peace, philosophy of social justice and
healing. Introducing not only new readings of well-known Japanese
philosophers, but also work by contemporary Japanese philosophers
who are relatively unknown outside Japan, it makes a unique
contribution by offering an account of Japanese philosophy from
within and going beyond an objective description of it in its
various facets. Also featured is the work of a younger generation
of scholars and thinkers, who bring in fresh perspectives that will
push the field into the future. These critical essays, by leading
philosophers and rising scholars, to the past and the present of
Japanese philosophy demonstrate ways of doing engaged philosophy in
the present globalized age. With suggestions for further reading, a
glossary, a timeline and annotated bibliography, The Bloomsbury
Research Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Philosophy is an ideal
research guide to understanding the origin, transformation, and
reception of Japanese philosophy in the 21st century.
The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Contemporary Japanese
Philosophy examines the current vibrant trends in Japanese
philosophical thinking. Situating Japanese philosophy within the
larger context of global intercultural philosophical discourse and
pointing to new topics of research, this Handbook covers philosophy
of science, philosophy of peace, philosophy of social justice and
healing. Introducing not only new readings of well-known Japanese
philosophers, but also work by contemporary Japanese philosophers
who are relatively unknown outside Japan, it makes a unique
contribution by offering an account of Japanese philosophy from
within and going beyond an objective description of it in its
various facets. Also featured is the work of a younger generation
of scholars and thinkers, who bring in fresh perspectives that will
push the field into the future. These critical essays, by leading
philosophers and rising scholars, to the past and the present of
Japanese philosophy demonstrate ways of doing engaged philosophy in
the present globalized age. With suggestions for further reading, a
glossary, a timeline and annotated bibliography, The Bloomsbury
Research Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Philosophy is an ideal
research guide to understanding the origin, transformation, and
reception of Japanese philosophy in the 21st century.
Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945) is considered Japan's first and greatest
modern philosopher. As founder of the Kyoto School, he began a
rigorous philosophical engagement and dialogue with Western
philosophical traditions, especially the work of G. W. F. Hegel.
John W. M. Krummel explores the Buddhist roots of Nishida's thought
and places him in connection with Hegel and other philosophers of
the Continental tradition. Krummel develops notions of
self-awareness, will, being, place, the environment, religion, and
politics in Nishida's thought and shows how his ethics of humility
may best serve us in our complex world.
This book presents two essays by Nishida Kitaro, translated into
English for the first time by John Krummel and Shigenori Nagatomo.
Nishida is widely regarded as one of the father figures of modern
Japanese philosophy and as the founder of the first distinctly
Japanese school of philosophy, the Kyoto school, known for its
synthesis of western philosophy, Christian theology, and Buddhist
thought. The two essays included here are ''Basho'' from 1926/27
and ''Logic and Life'' from 1936/37. Each essay is divided into
several sections and each section is preceded by a synopsis added
by the translators. The first essay represents the first systematic
articulation of Nishida's philosophy of basho, literally meaning
''place, '' a system of thought that came to be known as ''Nishida
philosophy.'' In the second essay, Nishida inquires after the
pre-logical origin of what we call logic, which he suggests is to
be found within the dialectical unfoldings of world-history and
human society. A substantial introduction by John Krummel considers
the significance of Nishida as a thinker, discusses the key
components of Nishida's philosophy as a whole and its development
throughout his life, and contextualizes the translated essays
within his oeuvre. The Introduction also places Nishida and his
work within the historical context of his time, and highlights the
relevance of his ideas to the global circumstances of our day. The
publication of these two essays by Nishida, a major figure in world
philosophy and the most important philosopher of twentieth-century
Japan, will be of significant value to the fields not only of Asian
philosophy and East-West comparative philosophy but also of
philosophy in general as well as of theology and religious studies
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