Kyoto School Philosophy in Comparative Perspective: Ideology, Ontology, Modernity

Kyoto School Philosophy in Comparative Perspective: Ideology, Ontology, Modernity compares the philosophy of Nishida and Nishitani with Western thinkers to highlight the movement's proximity to phenomenology. It also addresses the issue of the movement's affiliation with militarism in the 1930s and 1940s, with guidance from Arendt and Maruyama on the ideology of overcoming modernity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Kyoto School Philosophy in Comparative Perspective: Ideology, Ontology, Modernity delves into the profound and influential thought of the Kyoto School, the most renowned Japanese philosophical movement of the 20th century. By comparing the philosophical perspectives of its most prominent members, Nishida and Nishitani, with esteemed thinkers in the West, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Paul Ricœur, and Michel Henry, Bernard Stevens sheds light on the close connection of this movement to the European phenomenological current that shaped it. However, the book also confronts a challenging reality: the affiliations of certain members of the Kyoto School with the militarism of the 1930s and 1940s. Political philosophers Arendt and Maruyama provide valuable insights in addressing this central issue, clarifying the ideology of overcoming modernity, supported by some of Nishida's younger disciples. This book offers intellectual frameworks for both critical and appreciative receptions of one of the most captivating philosophical journeys of the 20th century.

Kyoto School Philosophy in Comparative Perspective: Ideology, Ontology, Modernity delves into the profound and influential thought of the Kyoto School, the most renowned Japanese philosophical movement of the 20th century. By comparing the philosophical perspectives of its most prominent members, Nishida and Nishitani, with esteemed thinkers in the West, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Paul Ricœur, and Michel Henry, Bernard Stevens sheds light on the close connection of this movement to the European phenomenological current that shaped it. However, the book also confronts a challenging reality: the affiliations of certain members of the Kyoto School with the militarism of the 1930s and 1940s. Political philosophers Arendt and Maruyama provide valuable insights in addressing this central issue, clarifying the ideology of overcoming modernity, supported by some of Nishida's younger disciples. This book offers intellectual frameworks for both critical and appreciative receptions of one of the most captivating philosophical journeys of the 20th century.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666920482