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Book SynopsisNishida Kitarō (1870-1945) is considered Japan’s greatest modern philosopher. As the founder of the Kyoto School, he initiated a rigorous philosophical engagement with Western philosophy, including the work of Karl Marx. Bradley Kaye explores the political aspects of Nishida’s thought, placing his work in connection with Marxism and Zen. Developing concepts of self-awareness, Basho, dialectical materialism, circulation, will, nothingness, and the state. Nishida’s thought offers an ethics of personal will that radical awakening that offers clarity in a seemingly hopeless world.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Struggle is Real
Chapter 1: Buddhist Marxism: a Communist Hermeneutics
Chapter 2: Samsara, Pervasion, and Conditioned Co-Production
Chapter 3: What is Communism? Mu!
Chapter 4: Kokka Minzoku (State Nation) and Minzoku Kokka (Nation State)
Chapter 5: Nishida Kitarō and the Later Marx: Ground Rent, Utopia and the Pure Land
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