The Logic of Nothingness: A Study of Nishida Kitaro

Robert J. J. Wargo

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2005

The Logic of Nothingness

A Study of Nishida Kitaro

Robert J. J. Wargo

Volume 12 in the series Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824873899

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The writings of Nishida Kitarô, whose name has become almost synonymous with Japanese philosophy, continue to attract attention around the world. Yet studies of his thought in Western languages have tended to overlook two key areas: first, the influence of the generation of Japanese philosophers who preceded Nishida; and second, the logic of basho (place), the cornerstone of Nishida’s mature philosophical system.

The Logic of Nothingness addresses both of these topics. Robert Wargo argues that the overriding concern of Nishida’s mature philosophy, the attempt to give a reasonable account of reality that includes the reasonableness of that account itself—or what Wargo calls "the problem of completeness"—has its origins in Inoue Enryo’s (1858–1919) and Inoue Tetsujiro’s (1855–1944) preoccupation with "the problem of standpoints." A translation of one of Nishida’s most demanding texts, included here as an appendix, demonstrates the value of Wargo’s insightful analysis of the logic of basho as an aid to deciphering the philosopher’s early work.

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Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword Thomas P. Kasulis Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Nishida’s Predecessors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. The First Attempts: Radical Empiricism and Voluntarism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3. Consciousness and the Mystical Foundations of Realism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4. The Concept of Basho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5. The Logic of Basho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
6. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
7. Appendix. A Translation of Nishida’s “General Summary” from “The System of Self-Consciousness of the Universal” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256

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Published: May 31, 2005
ISBN: 9780824873899