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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
May 11, 2019
¡®Much Ado About Nothingness¡¯: Exploring the diverse philosophies of the Kyoto School ¡ª review
James Heisig¡¯s ¡®Much Ado About Nothingness¡¯ strives to link the philosophies of Kirato Nishida and Hajime Tanabe with broader intellectual and artistic themes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Feb 23, 2019
Meet one of Japan¡¯s greatest modern philosophers in ¡®Nishida Kitaro: The Man and His Thought¡¯
First published in Japanese in 1985, ¡®Nishida Kitaro: The Man and His Thought¡¯ brings together diverse essays about both Nishida and his philosophy of ¡®absolute nothingness¡¯ written by his former pupil Keiji Nishitani (1900-90).
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Feb 9, 2019
¡®Philosophers of Nothingness¡¯: Philosophy built on quietly gripping human dramas
Heisig¡¯s ¡®Philosophers of Nothingness¡¯ introduces the Kyoto School¡¯s three main philosophers: Kitaro Nishida, Hajime Tanabe and Keiji Nishitani.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 15, 2018
Spreading the word of the philosophers of nothingness
The Kyoto School of philosophy ¡ª which offers stimulating ideas, a distinctive critique of Western philosophy and applies a Western methodology to Japanese thought ¡ª represents Japan¡¯s greatest contribution to world philosophy in the 20th century.
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