Zen and Philosophy : an Intellectual Biography of Nishida Kitaro

This is the definitive work on the first and greatest of Japan's twentieth-century philosophers, Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945). Interspersed throughout the narrative of Nishida's life and thought is a generous selection of the philosopher's own essays, letters, and short presentations, newly translated into English. Machine Generated Contents Note: Foreword By Raimon Panikkar Vii -- Acknowledgments Xiii -- Introduction Xv -- Conventions And Abbreviations Xxv -- Prologue 1 -- 1. Childhood: White Sand, Green Pine Needles (1870-1886) 5 -- 2. Mathematics Or Philosophy? (1886-1891) 16 -- 3. The Imperial University (1891-1894) 30 -- The Limited Status Program At The College Of Humanities At The -- Imperial University Around 1891-1892 41 -- 4. Existential Impasse And Zen Practice (1894-1899) 45 -- 5. Toward Kensho: An Inner Journey (1899-1904) 59 -- Nishida's Letter To D. T. Suzuki Concerning Zen Practice 73 -- 6. The Birth Of A Philosopher (1904-1907) 76 -- In Memory Of My Deceased Child 90 -- 7. Pure Experience And On Religion (1908-1909) 96 -- 8. Gakushfin In Tokyo: Ayear Of Transition (1909-1910) 103 -- On Lafcadio Hearn 113 -- 9. Kyoto Imperial University: Early Years (1910-1912) 117 -- 10. Consolidation Of The Philosophy Department (1913-1917) 135 --^ 11. Correspondence With Tanabe Hajime (1913-1917) 151 -- 12. The Calm Before The Storm (1917-1919) 161 -- 13. Sorrows Of Life And Philosophy (1919-1922) 171 -- 14. The Nishida-einstein Connection (1920-1922) 185 -- 15. An Inner Struggle And A Breakthrough (1923-1925) 188 -- 16. The Logic Of The Topos (1924-1926) 202 -- 17. Retirement (1926-1929) 210 -- A Retirement Speech Of A Professor 224 -- 18. Formation Of The Kyoto School Of Philosophy (1929-1932) 227 -- 19. Remarriage And Nishida's View Of Women (1927-1931) 234 -- From A Letter To Watsuji Tetsur 245 -- Even The Cat Is Dead 246 -- 20. Development Of Personalist Dialectics (1932-1934) 248 -- 21. Education And Scholarship Under Fascism (1935-1937) 262 -- On The Scholarly Method: A Public Talk At Hibiya Park 271 -- 22. Dark Political Undercurrent (1936-1937) 278 -- 23. The Dialectical World As The Absolutely Contradictory -- Self-identity (1938-1940) 290 -- My Philosophical Path 301 --^ 24. History, State, And The Individual (1940-1941) 305 -- A New Year's Lecture To The Emperor: On The Philosophy Of History 314 -- 25. Finale (1942-1945) 319 -- In Memory Of My Eldest Daughter, Ueda Yayoi 332 -- Epilogue 336 -- Notes 341 -- Glossary 403 -- Bibliography 423 -- Index 455. Michiko Yusa. Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Conventions and Abbreviations Prologue 1. Childhood 2. Mathematics or Philosophy? 3. The Imperial University The Limited Status Program at the College of Humanities at the Imperial University around 1891–1892 4. Existential Impasse and Zen Practice 5. Toward Kensho Nishida’s Letter to D. T. Suzuki concerning Zen Practice 6. The Birth of a Philosopher In Memory of My Deceased Child 7. “Pure Experience” and “On Religion” 8. Gakushuin in Tokyo On Lafcadio Hearn 9. Kyoto Imperial University 10. Consolidation of the Philosophy Department 11. Correspondence with Tanabe Hajime 12. The Calm before the Storm 13. Sorrows of Life and Philosophy 14. The Nishida-Einstein Connection 15. An Inner Struggle and a Breakthrough 16. The Logic of the Topos 17. Retirement A Retirement Speech of a Professor 18. Formation of the Kyoto School of Philosophy 19. Remarriage and Nishida’s View of Women From a Letter to Watsuji Tetsuro Even the Cat Is Dead 20. Development of Personalist Dialectics 21. Education and Scholarship under Fascism On the Scholarly Method: A Public Talk at Hibiya Park 22. Dark Political Undercurrent 23. The Dialectical World as the Absolutely Contradictory Self-Identity My Philosophical Path 24. History, State, and the Individual A New Year’s Lecture to the Emperor: On the Philosophy of History 25. Finale In Memory of My Eldest Daughter, Ueda Yayoi Epilogue Notes Glossary of Names and Terms Bibliography Index About the Author "This is the definitive work on the first and greatest of Japan's twentieth-century philosophers, Nishida Kitarõ. Interspersed throughout a narrative of Nishida's life and thought is a generous selection of the philosopher's own essays, letters, and short presentations, newly translated into English."--backcover of book