The Self-overcoming Of Nihilism (suny Series In Modern Japanese Philosophy)

It will be mandatory reading for an understanding of both Nishitani's thought and the problem of nihilism. Scholars and other persons interested in nihilism, in Nietzsche, and/or in contemporary Buddhist or Japanese philosophy, will greatly profit from a study of this book. -- John C. Maraldo , Department of Philosophy, University of North Florida "This is a fine translation of an important work in the corpus of Nishitani's early writings. The translation is timely both because of the Western interest in Nishitani as a preeminent contemporary Japanese philosopher and because of the continuing Western perplexity about the problems Nishitani addresses. Nishitani is one of the world's greatest living philosophers and even in this early work of his that brilliance shines through." -- Thomas P. Kasulis , Department of Philosophy, Northland College Content: Nihilism as existence -- From realism to Nihilism: Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Feuerbach -- Friedrich Nietzche: the first consummate Nihilist -- Nietzsche's affirmative Nihilism: Amor Fati and eternal recurrence -- Nihilism and existence in Nietzsche -- Nihilism as egoism: Max Stirner -- Nihilism in Russia -- Nihilism as philosophy: Martin Heidegger -- The meaning of Nihilism for Japan -- The problem of Atheism. Translation of an important work by the contemporary Japanese philosopher Keiji Nishitani.