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Kitaro Nishida
1870–1945 · Modern · Japanese
Philosophy
Japanese philosopher of pure experience, nothingness, and place.
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Kitaro Nishida is presented in the Thought archive through philosophy, japanese, japanese, modern. The recorded life dates are 1870–1945. The profile connects this work to Eastern Philosophy, Metaphysics, Modern Philosophy, Religion & Mysticism.
The central questions gathered here concern pure experience, absolute nothingness, place, self-awareness, Kyoto School. Together they show the recurring problems, methods, and distinctions that define this thinker’s contribution.
Kitaro Nishida developed within an intellectual conversation shaped by Zen Buddhism, Western philosophy, William James. These names provide context for the traditions and problems surrounding the work; they do not imply simple agreement.
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Bridges Zen-inflected thought and Western philosophy through experience, place, and nothingness.
- Era
- Modern
- Tradition
- Japanese
- Discipline
- Philosophy
- Life dates
- 1870–1945
- Country
- Japanese
The questions they explored
What kept them wondering
- 01
Pure experience
- 02
Absolute nothingness
- 03
Place
- 04
Self-awareness
- 05
Kyoto School
Orbit of influence
Everything Kitaro Nishida is connected to
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Ideas
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Thinkers
- William Jamesrecorded influence
Ideas Kitaro Nishida holds in the debate record
Influences and connections
Who shaped them, and whom they shaped
Shaped by
- Zen Buddhism
- Western philosophy
- William James
Went on to shape
- Kyoto School
- Japanese philosophy
- comparative philosophy
Kindred minds
Ideas in motion
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