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Nishitani Keiji’s Solution to the Problem of Nihilism: The Way to Emptiness

Werner, Griffin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585400605200888

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2020, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Philosophy.
In Religion and Nothingness, Nishitani Keiji offers a diagnosis and solution to the problem of nihilism in Japanese consciousness. In order to overcome the problem of nihilism, Nishitani argues that one needs to pass from the field of consciousness through the field of nihility to the field of emptiness. Drawing upon Japanese Buddhist and Western philosophical sources, Nishitani presents an erudite theoretical resolution to the problem. However, other than Zen meditation, Nishitani does not provide a practical means to arrive on the field of emptiness. Since emptiness must be continuously emptied of conceptual representations for it to be fully experienced, I argue that solving the problem of nihilism in Japanese consciousness requires individuals first become aware of the reality of the problem of nihilism in Nishitani’s terms and then personally contend with emptying representations of emptiness in their own lives.
Jung-Yeup Kim (Advisor)
63 p.
Philosophy; Religion; Teaching
Kyoto School; Nishitani; nihilism; emptiness; practical

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  • Werner, G. (2020). Nishitani Keiji’s Solution to the Problem of Nihilism: The Way to Emptiness [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585400605200888

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Werner, Griffin. Nishitani Keiji’s Solution to the Problem of Nihilism: The Way to Emptiness. 2020. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585400605200888.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Werner, Griffin. "Nishitani Keiji’s Solution to the Problem of Nihilism: The Way to Emptiness." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585400605200888

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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