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In this episode of Chasing Leviathan, PJ and Dr. Viren Murthy discuss Pan-Asianism, exploring its historical roots, ideological implications, and the roles of various Asian nations, particularly China and India. He delves into the geographical, cultural, and ideological aspects of Pan-Asianism, critiques its historical interpretations, and examines the influence of Hegelian philosophy on Pan-Asian thought. The discussion also touches on the anti-capitalist and anti-colonial sentiments within Pan-Asianism and the unique path of Chinese communism as a form of revolutionary subjectivity. In this conversation, Viren Murthy discusses the complexities of Pan-Asianism, the Kyoto School's philosophical contributions, and the intricate relationship between imperialism and anti-imperialism in Japan. He explores the future of Pan-Asianism in the context of global dynamics, particularly focusing on China's role and the evolving concept of the Global South.Make sure to check out Dr. Murthy's book: Pan-Asianism and the Legacy of the Chinese Revolution

Today we talk about the relationship between philosophy and religion. We talk about the duck-rabbit as a metaphor that may have something useful to teach us about the way we experience reality. We talk about the enormous difficulty of fully addressing the question: what is religion? We talk about Schelling's historical view of revelation and its connection to a possible new era of Christian religious practice. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: Harry's: https://www.harrys.com/PHILOSOPHIZE Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Snowy Beginnings: Yuki's Heartfelt Journey at Kyoto School Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2025-01-10-08-38-20-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 冬の寒い朝、雪がちらちらと降る中、京都の寄宿学校では新学期が始まろうとしていました。En: On a cold winter morning, with snow gently falling, the new semester was about to begin at a boarding school in Kyoto.Ja: 学校の周りには雪に覆われた美しい庭園と歴史ある寺が並んでおり、学生たちは正月休みを終えて戻ってきました。En: Surrounding the school were beautiful snow-covered gardens and historic temples, and the students had returned after their New Year holiday.Ja: ユキはこの学校に通うために旅をしていました。En: Yuki was traveling to attend this school.Ja: 彼女は新しい学期への期待で胸を膨らませていましたが、同時に家族の期待に応えることへのプレッシャーを抱えていました。En: Her heart was filled with anticipation for the new semester, but at the same time, she felt the pressure of meeting her family's expectations.Ja: ユキは優秀な成績を収めて、家族を誇りに思わせたかったのです。En: Yuki wanted to achieve excellent grades and make her family proud.Ja: 学校に着くと、ユキはすぐに勉強グループに参加することを決めました。En: Upon arriving at the school, Yuki immediately decided to join a study group.Ja: 友達を作りながらも学業を優先するというバランスを取るためです。En: She wanted to balance making friends while prioritizing her studies.Ja: そこでハルトとミユキという同級生に出会いました。En: It was there that she met her classmates, Harto and Miyuki.Ja: 二人は親しみやすく、すぐに仲良くなりました。En: They were friendly, and she quickly became close with them.Ja: ある日、勉強会が学校の図書館で始まりました。En: One day, a study session began in the school library.Ja: 暖房が効いた図書館は、雪の中でも心地よい空間でした。En: The heated library was a comfortable place even amidst the snow.Ja: それでも、ユキの心にはひとつの葛藤がありました。En: However, there was a conflict in Yuki's heart.Ja: グループの中で、ハルトが解けずに苦しんでいる問題を見つけたのです。En: She discovered a problem that Harto was struggling to solve.Ja: ハルトは困った顔をして、「ユキ、手伝ってくれない？En: Looking troubled, Harto asked, "Could you help me, Yuki?"Ja: 」と頼みました。En: Yuki hesitated because she also needed to prepare for her own test.Ja: ユキは自分のテストの準備もしなければならなかったため迷いました。En: Her mind wavered between wanting to help him and focusing on her own grades.Ja: 助けてあげたい気持ちと、自分の成績を守るべきかという考えが頭の中で揺れました。En: In the end, Yuki decided to help Harto.Ja: 結局、ユキはハルトを助けることにしました。En: They thought through the problem together, and she patiently explained it.Ja: 問題を一緒に考え、丁寧に解説しました。En: Gradually, Harto began to understand and eventually thanked her with a smile, saying, "Thank you, Yuki."Ja: ハルトは少しずつ理解していき、最終的には笑顔で「ありがとう、ユキ」と感謝してくれました。En: That night, before falling asleep, Yuki reflected.Ja: その夜、ユキは眠りにつく前に考えました。En: She realized that her value was not just defined by academic success.Ja: 自分の価値は単なる学業の成功だけではないことに気づいたのです。En: She understood the importance of her role as a friend, and she felt her heart lighten.Ja: 彼女は友人としての役割も大切だと知り、心が軽くなった気がしました。En: As spring approached, Yuki gained new strength to balance her studies and friendships.Ja: 春に向けて、ユキは学業と友情を両立させる新しい力を得たのです。En: She learned not only about achieving good grades but also about the joy of helping others.Ja: 彼女は自分の成績だけでなく、他人を助けることの素晴らしさも学びました。En: "It's not just about good grades; kindness is important too."Ja: 「良い成績だけでなく、心の優しさも大事なんだ」ユキは目を閉じて、そう思いながら心地いい眠りにつきました。En: With that thought, Yuki closed her eyes and drifted into a comfortable sleep.Ja: 冬の夜空に星が輝いていました。En: Stars shone brightly in the winter night sky. Vocabulary Words:semester: 学期boarding school: 寄宿学校anticipation: 期待pressure: プレッシャーexpectations: 期待grades: 成績prioritizing: 優先するconflict: 葛藤hesitated: 迷ったwavered: 揺れたgradually: 少しずつreflected: 考えたdefined: 定義されたbalance: バランスfriendships: 友情kindness: 心の優しさdrifted: 眠りについたshone: 輝いたtemple: 寺snow-covered: 雪に覆われたexpectations: 期待study group: 勉強グループcomfortable: 心地よいtroubled: 困ったstruggling: 苦しんでいるexplained: 解説しましたrole: 役割understood: 知りsuccess: 成功lighten: 軽くなった

Today we talk about expanding our view of what a religious quest includes. The limits of dualistic thinking. Technological enframing and obsession with utility. Self-emptying. Consciousness, Nihility and Sunyata. Sunyata as immanence. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: Aura Frames: https://www.AuraFrames.com use promo code: PT Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS ZocDoc: https://www.ZocDoc.com/PHILO Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow

Today we look at the work of Keiji Nishitani. We examine Nihilism in a deeper way than we've ever covered on the podcast before. We talk about The Great Doubt. Zen Buddhism. Sunyata. The self as similar to structural linguistics. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Lumen: https://www.lumen.me/PT Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow

In the early part of the twentieth century, three thinkers – Nishida Kitarō, Tanabe Hajime, and Nishitani Keiji – founded the Kyoto School of Philosophy, a group of scholars working at the intersection of Japanese and European thought. The Kyoto School, deeply influenced by the German tradition, wrote extensively on the works of Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger exploring themes such as the limits of our reason and the nature of nothingness. Tanabe, himself a student of Heidegger, explored such topics at length, building on the rich body of thought and – as we shall see – igniting his own philosophy. In this episode, we'll be investigating the profound insights of Tanabe's philosophy with two of the world's leading Tanabe scholars: Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Gregory S. Moss and Lecturer in Non-Western Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Takeshi Morisato. As we explore Tanabe's work, we'll see Japan's, Kyoto School's, and Tanabe's histories, unique philosophical paths, and the many questions they illuminate along the way. As we do so, we'll uncover the invaluable insights of their work and the legacy they left behind. Contents Part I. The Kyoto School Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Gregory S. Moss (website) Takeshi Morisato (website) The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness: The Legacies of German Philosophy in the Kyoto School (book)

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Journey Through Thousand Torii Gates: A Kyoto School Trip Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/journey-through-thousand-torii-gates-a-kyoto-school-trip Story Transcript:Ja: 京都の伏見稲荷大社での一日En: A Day at Fushimi Inari Shrine in KyotoJa: 京都の朝は静かで美しい。En: The morning in Kyoto is quiet and beautiful.Ja: 日差しが鳥居を優しく照らしています。En: The sunlight gently illuminates the torii gates.Ja: ヒロシ、ユキ、アイコの三人は学校の年次遠足に参加しています。En: Hiroshi, Yuki, and Aiko are participating in their school's annual field trip.Ja: 今日は日本の伝統文化を学ぶ日です。En: Today is a day to learn about Japanese traditional culture.Ja: 「わあ、綺麗だね！」ユキが感動します。En: “Wow, it's so beautiful!” Yuki exclaims.Ja: アイコも同意します。En: Aiko agrees.Ja: 「鳥居がたくさんあるね。いくつあるんだろうね？」ヒロシは地図を見ながら答えます。En: “There are so many torii gates. I wonder how many there are?” Hiroshi responds while looking at a map.Ja: 「聞いたことがあるよ。千本鳥居って言うらしい。」En: “I've heard about it. It's called the 'Thousand Torii Gates.'”Ja: 三人は鳥居の道を歩き始めます。En: The three of them start walking along the path of torii gates.Ja: 赤い鳥居が次々に現れ、終わりが見えません。En: The red torii gates appear one after another, with no end in sight.Ja: 緑の山道と赤い鳥居のコントラストが美しい。En: The contrast between the green mountain path and the red torii gates is stunning.Ja: 途中で神社のお守りを買っています。En: Along the way, they buy omamori (protective charms) from the shrine.Ja: 「これがお守りだよ。持っていると幸せになるって。」アイコが説明します。En: “This is an omamori. They say it brings happiness if you carry it,” Aiko explains.Ja: 小さな神社の前で三人はお辞儀をします。En: In front of a small shrine, the three of them bow.Ja: 鐘を鳴らし、手を合わせます。En: They ring the bell and put their hands together in prayer.Ja: 静かな時間が流れます。En: A quiet moment passes.Ja: 「何をお願いしたの？」ヒロシが聞きます。En: “What did you wish for?” Hiroshi asks.Ja: ユキは微笑んで言います。「秘密。」En: Yuki smiles and says, “It's a secret.”Ja: 午後になると、三人は山頂に到着します。En: In the afternoon, the three of them reach the mountain summit.Ja: 景色が広がっています。En: The view opens up before them.Ja: 「すごい！京都市が一望できるね。」アイコが感激します。En: “Wow! You can see all of Kyoto City,” Aiko exclaims in awe.Ja: ユキも同意します。「ほんとにきれい。」En: Yuki agrees, “It's truly beautiful.”Ja: 三人は疲れましたが、心地よい疲れです。En: Although they are tired, they feel a pleasant fatigue.Ja: お互いに写真を撮り合います。En: They take pictures of each other.Ja: 「この記念写真、いい思い出だね。」ヒロシが言います。En: “This commemorative photo will be a great memory,” Hiroshi says.Ja: 帰り道、三人は静かに歩いています。En: On the way back, the three of them walk quietly.Ja: 疲れたけれど、心は満たされています。En: They are tired but their hearts are full.Ja: 学校のバスが待っています。En: The school bus is waiting.Ja: 「今日は楽しかったね。」ユキが言います。En: “Today was fun,” Yuki says.Ja: アイコも同意します。「日本の伝統文化、もっと学びたいね。」En: Aiko agrees, “I want to learn more about Japanese traditional culture.”Ja: ヒロシ、ユキ、アイコの心には、今日の経験が深く刻まれました。En: In the hearts of Hiroshi, Yuki, and Aiko, today's experience is deeply etched.Ja: 京都の伏見稲荷大社での一日は、三人にとって素晴らしい思い出となりました。En: A day at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto has become a wonderful memory for the three of them.Ja: これからも日本の文化を大切にしようと心に誓います。En: They vow to cherish Japanese culture even more in the future. Vocabulary Words:illuminates: 照らしていますannual: 年次exclaims: 感動しますcontrast: コントラストprotective charm: お守りexplains: 説明しますbow: お辞儀ring the bell: 鐘を鳴らしprayer: 手を合わせますquiet moment: 静かな時間secret: 秘密summit: 山頂commemorative: 記念cherish: 大切にしようvow: 誓いますdescribes: 述べますparticipating: 参加していますtraditional: 伝統beautiful: 美しいmountain path: 山道shops: ショップethernal: 永遠wide: 広がるemotion: 感激experience: 経験memory: 思い出stunning: 美しいfatigue: 疲れilluminate: 照らすgently: 優しく

In the early part of the twentieth century, three thinkers – Nishida Kitarō, Tanabe Hajime, and Nishitani Keiji – founded the Kyoto School of Philosophy, a group of scholars working at the intersection of Japanese and European thought. The Kyoto School, deeply influenced by the German tradition, wrote extensively on the works of Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger exploring themes such as the limits of our reason and the nature of nothingness. Tanabe, himself a student of Heidegger, explored such topics at length, building on the rich body of thought and – as we shall see – igniting his own philosophy. In this episode, we'll be investigating the profound insights of Tanabe's philosophy with two of the world's leading Tanabe scholars: Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Gregory S. Moss and Lecturer in Non-Western Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Takeshi Morisato. As we explore Tanabe's work, we'll see Japan's, Kyoto School's, and Tanabe's histories, unique philosophical paths, and the many questions they illuminate along the way. As we do so, we'll uncover the invaluable insights of their work and the legacy they left behind. Contents Part I. The Kyoto School Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Gregory S. Moss (website) Takeshi Morisato (website) The Dialectics of Absolute Nothingness: The Legacies of German Philosophy in the Kyoto School (book)

Are you allergic to the ancients? What images do the words ‘wisdom' and ‘participation' evoke for you? What's at stake in our models of truth?This month's episode of Samsara Audio sees your host Matthew in a reflective conversation with Jonatan Anabalon, a Norwegian middle school teacher with a Master's in Anthropology from the University of Bergen. Matthew and Jonatan met through Samsara Study Group's ongoing Kyoto School reading group, which lead to this conversation about the tensions in various models and analogies for how we approach truth. This dialogue delves into modern versus ancient philosophical outlooks, the concerns with conceptualizing truth as "beyond," the process of seeking and participating in truth, and much more. Matthew and Jonatan devote time to an exploration of the metaphorical imagery of the ox-herding pictures in Zen Buddhism as a framework for understanding personal and educational growth, trying to read this sequence from both Hegelian and Platonic angles. This discussion seeks to work through some tensions in Matthew and Jonatan's perspectives, and taps into some of the reasons why we might be allergic to the ancients and their conception of truth as a higher wisdom to be pursued. However, Jonatan also challenges Matthew and the listener to grapple afresh with the call of truth, goodness, and beauty in light of modern developments in critical philosophy.Time stamps00:00 Welcome00:51 Purpose of the conversation02:29 Diving into the Ox Herding Pictures33:43 The Power of Myths and Symbolism in Understanding Reality42:08 Energy as the intersection of Spirit and Technology42:56 The Mystery of Brain Entrainment and Energy Transfer43:54 The Unique Contribution of the Subject in Networked Realities48:52 Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in a Complex World 51:05 Seeking Agency and Goodness Amidst Global Systems52:55 Participating in the Good, True, and Beautiful55:06 The Challenge of Truth in a Postmodern World01:01:17 Comparing Buddhism and Christianity on Suffering and Emptiness01:09:24 The Historical Development of Religious Toleration01:20:06 Embracing a Participatory Conceptualization of Truth 01:24:22 Encouragement and Future CollaborationsSubscribe to Samsara Audio: https://samsara.substack.com Learn more about Samsara Study Groups: https://www.samsara.clinic/introducing-samsara-study-groups/ Follow Matthew's writing at Samsara Diagnostics: https://samsara.clinic Order Matthew's book: https://www.samsara.clinic/ideology-and-christan-freedom-is-live/ Get full access to Samsara Audio at samsara.substack.com/subscribe

In the first decades of the 20th century the Japanese philosopher Kitaro Nishida sent students to Europe and America to see what they could discover about Western philosophy. Keiji Nishitani went to Freiburg to study under Martin Heidegger, and became one of the leading figures in the Kyoto School, a project of synthesis that tried to read the Japanese intellectual tradition through the lens of European philosophy and vice versa. These thinkers took ideas from Christian mysticism, German idealism and Phenomenology, and combined them with an interest in direct experience shaped by Japanese Zen and other forms of Buddhism. But it was work carried out in Japan in the 1930s, in a society becoming increasingly militaristic and tending towards fascism. Chris Harding discusses the Kyoto School and its legacy with James Heisig, Professor Emeritus at Nanzan University, Graham Parkes, Professorial Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Raquel Bouso, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, and Takeshi Morisato, Lecturer in Non-Western Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.Producer: Luke Mulhall

Peter speaks to the Japanese philosopher Takeshi Morisato about the 20th-century Kyoto School intellectual named Tanabe Hajime, whose philosophical method assimilated traditional elements of Japanese Buddhism with the perspectives of Western existentialism and Judeo-Christian theology during a period of enormous social upheaval in the history of modern Japan. Takeshi Morisato is a lecturer in Non-Western Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is also the current editor of the European Journal of Japanese Philosophy and the assistant editor of the Journal of East Asian Philosophy. In 2021 he published a short introduction to the thought of Tanabe Hajime titled Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World and Knowledge via Bloomsbury. 

Kosuke Shimizu (Ryukoku University, Kyoto - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@caatc105) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the Kyoto School and 'Non-Western' International Relations. With Kieran and Edoardo, Professor Shimizu explores how we can cast 'non-western' International Relations, how the Kyoto School of philosophy can help us think about global politics, the concept of 'relationality,' and the manner in which 'non-western' International Relations thinking intersects with certain methodological questions. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Welcome to this Great feast conversation. Philosophy Professor at Seattle University, Soto Zen Priest, Sangha leader, and Dharma teacher, Jason M. Wirth is the author of Nietzsche and other Buddhas: Philosophy after Comparative Philosophy (Indiana UP, 2019), Engaging Dogen's Zen and Mountains, and Rivers, and the Great Earth, both from 2017. In a rare and deep conversation, we discuss whether Nietzsche is a Buddha, the problem of ideology and Buddhist identities, advice from Gramsci on good sense, Heidegger's Zen, the Kyoto School & even Critical Buddhism. Matthew O'Connell is a life coach and the host of the The Imperfect Buddha podcast. You can find The Imperfect Buddha on Facebook and Twitter (@imperfectbuddha). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Welcome to this Great feast conversation. Philosophy Professor at Seattle University, Soto Zen Priest, Sangha leader, and Dharma teacher, Jason M. Wirth is the author of Nietzsche and other Buddhas: Philosophy after Comparative Philosophy (Indiana UP, 2019), Engaging Dogen's Zen and Mountains, and Rivers, and the Great Earth, both from 2017. In a rare and deep conversation, we discuss whether Nietzsche is a Buddha, the problem of ideology and Buddhist identities, advice from Gramsci on good sense, Heidegger's Zen, the Kyoto School & even Critical Buddhism. Matthew O'Connell is a life coach and the host of the The Imperfect Buddha podcast. You can find The Imperfect Buddha on Facebook and Twitter (@imperfectbuddha). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

Welcome to this Great feast conversation. Philosophy Professor at Seattle University, Soto Zen Priest, Sangha leader, and Dharma teacher, Jason M. Wirth is the author of Nietzsche and other Buddhas: Philosophy after Comparative Philosophy (Indiana UP, 2019), Engaging Dogen's Zen and Mountains, and Rivers, and the Great Earth, both from 2017. In a rare and deep conversation, we discuss whether Nietzsche is a Buddha, the problem of ideology and Buddhist identities, advice from Gramsci on good sense, Heidegger's Zen, the Kyoto School & even Critical Buddhism. Matthew O'Connell is a life coach and the host of the The Imperfect Buddha podcast. You can find The Imperfect Buddha on Facebook and Twitter (@imperfectbuddha). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Conversations in Process, Jay is joined by the Cobb Institute's operations assistant, Jared Morningstar. Jared is a writer and educator with academic interests in philosophy of religion, Islamic studies, comparative religion, metamodern spirituality, and interfaith dialogue whose work in these areas seeks to offer robust responses to issues of inter-religious conflict, contemporary nihilism, and the "meaning crisis" among other things. He has BAs in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College, where he graduated in the spring of 2018. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jay and Jared discuss the issues of navigating religion in modernity and some intellectual and philosophical resources that could be helpful to this end. Jared begins by sharing his personal spiritual journey, growing up in a culturally Christian context which he rejected in his adolescence before discovering traditional religion for the first time through an encounter with Buddhism. This transitions into a discussion of religious pluralism in modernity, which Jared claims is distinct from the pluralism one could find in pre-modern times, so developing a sophisticated response to this phenomenon is critical. To this end, Jared discusses the problems of religious exclusivism and exceptionalism, both of which he argues present serious challenges to living peacefully in the landscape of contemporary pluralism. Jared claims that various forms of “traditionalist” religious identity have weak philosophical bases and can lead to various dysfunctions. Here he distinguishes between the “Traditionalist school”—a 20th century school of philosophy of religion with representatives such as Frithjof Schuon and Seyyed Hossein Nasr—who have a robust understanding of religious pluralism, and a more general “traditionalist” attitude that has been gaining steam particular amongst young Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Muslims which is often very intolerant of other faiths and modernity more generally. In response to this precarious situation, Jared shares two philosophies which he has found personally helpful in this context. The first is the Japanese Buddhist existentialist philosophy of the Kyoto School. These Buddhist thinkers gracefully weave together Western religious and philosophic sources with traditional Zen ideas to arrive at deep answers to life's perennial questions and to the unique problems of our age. The second is the Sufi-inflected imaginal philosophy of Henry Corbin. A 20th century orientalist-philosopher, Corbin draws on the insights of Sufi and Shi'i mystics, putting these Muslim sages into conversation with contemporary phenomenology, existentialism, and depth psychology. Like the Kyoto School, Cobin's cross-cultural thought offers robust perspectives for navigating the variety of religious forms of our day. The conversation closes with Jay drawing connections between these two perspectives and the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. While there are a number of points where these thinkers may be synthesized and integrated into a cohesive hole, Jay stresses that these philosophies can also stand on their own and need not be reconciled for their intellectual contributions to have profound impact. Kyoto School Resources: YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW5F4Z2xe27hX7BC3eQcodVHL8c1BaSAfThe Kyoto School of Philosophy website: https://thekyotoschoolofphilosophy.wordpress.com Keiji Nishitani's Religion and Nothingness: https://bookshop.org/books/religion-and-nothingness-1/9780520049468   LINKS: Jared's website: https://jaredmorningstar.com‘Alif: Traditional Wisdom in Review: https://alifreview.comThe Cobb Institute: https://cobb.instituteOpen Horizons: https://www.openhorizons.org https://youtu.be/tdCQJHVumWc

This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the “father of contemporary Japanese philosophy” Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945), focuses on Hajime's central philosophical ideas and perspective on “self,” “world,” “knowledge,” and the “purpose of philosophizing”. Exploring his notable philosophical ideas including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death, it addresses his life-long study of the history of Western philosophy. It sets out his belief that Western framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in Eastern traditions such as Confucianism and Daoism. Featuring comprehensive further reading lists, discussion questions and teaching notes, Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World, and Knowledge (Bloomsbury, 2021) is an ideal introductory guide to Tanabe Hajime suitable for anyone interested in Japanese and World philosophy, as well as the development of the Kyoto School. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the “father of contemporary Japanese philosophy” Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945), focuses on Hajime's central philosophical ideas and perspective on “self,” “world,” “knowledge,” and the “purpose of philosophizing”. Exploring his notable philosophical ideas including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death, it addresses his life-long study of the history of Western philosophy. It sets out his belief that Western framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in Eastern traditions such as Confucianism and Daoism. Featuring comprehensive further reading lists, discussion questions and teaching notes, Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World, and Knowledge (Bloomsbury, 2021) is an ideal introductory guide to Tanabe Hajime suitable for anyone interested in Japanese and World philosophy, as well as the development of the Kyoto School. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the “father of contemporary Japanese philosophy” Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945), focuses on Hajime's central philosophical ideas and perspective on “self,” “world,” “knowledge,” and the “purpose of philosophizing”. Exploring his notable philosophical ideas including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death, it addresses his life-long study of the history of Western philosophy. It sets out his belief that Western framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in Eastern traditions such as Confucianism and Daoism. Featuring comprehensive further reading lists, discussion questions and teaching notes, Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World, and Knowledge (Bloomsbury, 2021) is an ideal introductory guide to Tanabe Hajime suitable for anyone interested in Japanese and World philosophy, as well as the development of the Kyoto School. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the “father of contemporary Japanese philosophy” Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945), focuses on Hajime's central philosophical ideas and perspective on “self,” “world,” “knowledge,” and the “purpose of philosophizing”. Exploring his notable philosophical ideas including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death, it addresses his life-long study of the history of Western philosophy. It sets out his belief that Western framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in Eastern traditions such as Confucianism and Daoism. Featuring comprehensive further reading lists, discussion questions and teaching notes, Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World, and Knowledge (Bloomsbury, 2021) is an ideal introductory guide to Tanabe Hajime suitable for anyone interested in Japanese and World philosophy, as well as the development of the Kyoto School. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the “father of contemporary Japanese philosophy” Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945), focuses on Hajime's central philosophical ideas and perspective on “self,” “world,” “knowledge,” and the “purpose of philosophizing”. Exploring his notable philosophical ideas including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death, it addresses his life-long study of the history of Western philosophy. It sets out his belief that Western framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in Eastern traditions such as Confucianism and Daoism. Featuring comprehensive further reading lists, discussion questions and teaching notes, Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World, and Knowledge (Bloomsbury, 2021) is an ideal introductory guide to Tanabe Hajime suitable for anyone interested in Japanese and World philosophy, as well as the development of the Kyoto School. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

The second of three volumes of essays that engage Japanese philosophers as intercultural thinkers, this collection critically probes seminal works for their historical significance and contemporary relevance. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2: Borderline Interrogations (Chisokudo, 2019) shows how the relational ethics of Watsuji Tetsurō serves as a resource for new conceptions of trust, dignity, and human rights; how forgiveness empowers the repentance and the sense of responsibility advocated by Tanabe Hajime, and how Kuki Shūzō's philosophy of contingency puts a fortuitous twist on normative ethics. The author also re-examines the controversy about Kyoto School wartime writings so as to uncover the covert side of today's empires, and reflects on the hidden consequences of seeing nature as the non-human world. Underlying these investigations is a consistent style that interrogates philosophers for what lies undisclosed and that exposes decisive questions that arise between us and them. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

The second of three volumes of essays that engage Japanese philosophers as intercultural thinkers, this collection critically probes seminal works for their historical significance and contemporary relevance. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2: Borderline Interrogations (Chisokudo, 2019) shows how the relational ethics of Watsuji Tetsurō serves as a resource for new conceptions of trust, dignity, and human rights; how forgiveness empowers the repentance and the sense of responsibility advocated by Tanabe Hajime, and how Kuki Shūzō's philosophy of contingency puts a fortuitous twist on normative ethics. The author also re-examines the controversy about Kyoto School wartime writings so as to uncover the covert side of today's empires, and reflects on the hidden consequences of seeing nature as the non-human world. Underlying these investigations is a consistent style that interrogates philosophers for what lies undisclosed and that exposes decisive questions that arise between us and them. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The second of three volumes of essays that engage Japanese philosophers as intercultural thinkers, this collection critically probes seminal works for their historical significance and contemporary relevance. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2: Borderline Interrogations (Chisokudo, 2019) shows how the relational ethics of Watsuji Tetsurō serves as a resource for new conceptions of trust, dignity, and human rights; how forgiveness empowers the repentance and the sense of responsibility advocated by Tanabe Hajime, and how Kuki Shūzō's philosophy of contingency puts a fortuitous twist on normative ethics. The author also re-examines the controversy about Kyoto School wartime writings so as to uncover the covert side of today's empires, and reflects on the hidden consequences of seeing nature as the non-human world. Underlying these investigations is a consistent style that interrogates philosophers for what lies undisclosed and that exposes decisive questions that arise between us and them. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

The second of three volumes of essays that engage Japanese philosophers as intercultural thinkers, this collection critically probes seminal works for their historical significance and contemporary relevance. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2: Borderline Interrogations (Chisokudo, 2019) shows how the relational ethics of Watsuji Tetsurō serves as a resource for new conceptions of trust, dignity, and human rights; how forgiveness empowers the repentance and the sense of responsibility advocated by Tanabe Hajime, and how Kuki Shūzō's philosophy of contingency puts a fortuitous twist on normative ethics. The author also re-examines the controversy about Kyoto School wartime writings so as to uncover the covert side of today's empires, and reflects on the hidden consequences of seeing nature as the non-human world. Underlying these investigations is a consistent style that interrogates philosophers for what lies undisclosed and that exposes decisive questions that arise between us and them. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The second of three volumes of essays that engage Japanese philosophers as intercultural thinkers, this collection critically probes seminal works for their historical significance and contemporary relevance. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2: Borderline Interrogations (Chisokudo, 2019) shows how the relational ethics of Watsuji Tetsurō serves as a resource for new conceptions of trust, dignity, and human rights; how forgiveness empowers the repentance and the sense of responsibility advocated by Tanabe Hajime, and how Kuki Shūzō's philosophy of contingency puts a fortuitous twist on normative ethics. The author also re-examines the controversy about Kyoto School wartime writings so as to uncover the covert side of today's empires, and reflects on the hidden consequences of seeing nature as the non-human world. Underlying these investigations is a consistent style that interrogates philosophers for what lies undisclosed and that exposes decisive questions that arise between us and them. Jingyi Li is a PhD Candidate in Japanese History at the University of Arizona. She researches about early modern Japan, literati, and commercial publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Season five of our podcast is back after a short break, and continues with another presentation from our 2020 annual conference: ‘Engaged Phenomenology' Online. This episode features Joel Krueger, University of Exeter.   ABSTRACT: Despite increased interest in comparative philosophy within the past few decades — including particular interest in the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy — Tetsurō Watsuji has not received the attention he deserves. Watsuji was a broad-ranging and original thinker who developed important insights into culture, ethics, religion, embodiment, and the self. He was also a skilled phenomenologist. His rich analysis of embodiment, space, and intersubjectivity not only predates insights developed by phenomenologists such as Sartre and Merleau-Ponty but also deepens and extends their analysis in productive ways. This talk has two objectives: first, to briefly introduce Watsuji's phenomenology of aidagara (“betweenness”), including its novel analysis of embodiment, space, and intersubjectivity; second, to use aidagara to think through the dynamics of subjectivity and expression within the Internet-enabled “techno-social niches” found in everyday life. I argue that Watsuji develops a prescient analysis of embodiment and expression — centered around core notions of “subjective spatiality” and “spatial extendedness” — anticipating modern technologically-mediated forms of expression, connection, and engagement. More precisely, I show that instead of adopting a traditional phenomenological focus on face-to-face interaction, Watsuji instead argues that communication technologies — which now include Internet-enabled technologies and spaces — are expressive vehicles enabling new forms of emotional expression and co-regulated experiences that would be otherwise inaccessible without these technologies. For Watsuji, these expressive vehicles and spaces aren't mere add-ons to the self and its capacities. Rather, they are progressively incorporated into the self, understood as “betweenness”. Accordingly, they should be seen as constitutive parts of our “subjective spatiality” — that is, part of the embodied self and the rich pathways of “spatial extendedness” that establish enduring interconnections with others. I consider some of Watsuji's arguments and indicate how this view might productively impact several debates, including debates over our perceptual access to other minds.   BIO: Joel Krueger is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Exeter. He works primarily in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of cognitive science — with a particular focus on issues in 4E (embodied, embedded, enacted, extended) cognition, including emotions, social cognition, and psychopathology. He also works in comparative philosophy and philosophy of music.   This recording is taken from the BSP Annual Conference 2020 Online: 'Engaged Phenomenology'. Organised with the University of Exeter and sponsored by Egenis and the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health. BSP2020AC was held online this year due to global concerns about the Coronavirus pandemic. For the conference our speakers recorded videos, our keynotes presented live over Zoom, and we also recorded some interviews online as well. Podcast episodes from BSP2020AC are soundtracks of those videos where we and the presenters feel the audio works as a standalone: https://www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/bsp-annual-conference-2020/   You can check out our forthcoming events here: https://www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/events/   The British Society for Phenomenology is a not-for-profit organisation set up with the intention of promoting research and awareness in the field of Phenomenology and other cognate arms of philosophical thought. Currently, the society accomplishes these aims through its journal, events, and podcast. Why not find out more, join the society, and subscribe to our journal the JBSP? https://www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/

Dr. Viren Murthy joins Ash Milton to discuss the philosophy of world order in modern Japan and China. Topics include Pan-Asianism in the Japanese Empire, Miki Kiyoshi and the Kyoto School, and the thought of Chinese intellectuals Zhao Tingyang and Jiang Shigong. In the second half, they delve deep into the Chinese concept of tianxia (All-Under-Heaven). Do tianxia's advocates have what it takes to build a world order beyond the West? The first half of the show is available to all our listeners. The full discussion is available to Palladium Members. Members also get to participate in the Palladium Community Salons, which the editorial podcasts are often based on, as well as other benefits like the community chat. To become a Palladium Member, subscribe here.

In this two part series, Kota is joined by Robert Stolz to discuss the anti-fascist philosophy of Tosaka Jun, a Marxist philosopher and cultural critic active during the 1930s. Tosaka is often associated with the Kyoto School, a group of academics who studied together at Kyoto Imperial University, led by his academic advisor Nishida Kitaro, influenced by German idealist philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. Some Kyoto School philosophers such as Nishida himself and Miki Kiyoshi actually traveled to Germany to study under Heidegger (who was a Nazi). However, as the political tendency of Nishida and other Kyoto School philosophers became increasingly (and somewhat predictably) right wing and supportive of Japan's imperialist ambitions in Asia, Tosaka conversely turned to Marxism and adapted the method of dialectical and historical materialism to advocate for class struggle and scientific socialism.In 1932, Tosaka co-founded Society for the Study of Materialism (Yuibutsuron kenkyūkai or Yuiken). While Yuiken was mainly an intellectual organization dedicated to studying Marxism, Tosaka's outspoken stance against fascism, capitalism, and imperialism was heavily censored by the Japanese state. As a result, Yuiken was forced to disband and Tosaka was arrested and imprisoned numerous times throughout the 1930s and 40s, until he tragically died in prison in 1945. In spite of the censorship by the state, Tosaka never gave up and wrote prolifically about a variety of topics such as capitalism, fascism, time, space, science, film, fashion, the emperor system and policing. Dr. Robert Stolz is a historian of modern Japan at the University of Virginia. He is a co-editor of Tosaka Jun: A Critical Reader. He is also the author of Bad Water: Nature, Pollution, and Politics in Japan, 1870 - 1950 from Duke University Press. He recently completed a translation of one of Tosaka's books, The Japanese Ideology: A Critique of Japanism, Fascism, Liberalism, and Ideology in Contemporary Japan. In this book, Tosaka defines Japanism as the Japanese form of fascism that took the form of feudalism. However, unlike the Koza-ha Marxists who argued that fascism in Japan was a product of feudal remnants in the countryside that held back the development of capitalism, Tosaka took the position that Japan in the 1930s was fully capitalist, specifically monopoly capitalist or imperialist, and that this feudalism was merely an ideology re-deployed by the Japanese bourgeoisie to support capitalism and cover up the class antagonisms that were intensifying in Japan at the time. As the subtitle suggests, Tosaka undertakes a critique not only of fascism, but also of liberalism, particularly cultural liberalism which reduces liberalism to a moral attitude and promotes a retreat from social realities into the world of literature and philology, a study of ancient texts. According to Tosaka, as cultural liberals espoused a metaphysical idealist worldview, they became hostile towards historical materialism and Marxism, and hence amenable to Japanism and fascism. Thus, Tosaka argues, liberalism is not only intellectually defenseless against fascism, but reinforces it. While Tosaka himself was defeated in his philosophical combat against fascism, his thought remains relevant to this day for those confronting fascism in Japan and worldwide. Follow this podcast on Twitter & Instagram @againstjapanismpodcast. Send your feedback, criticism, & inquiries to againstjapanism@gmail.comIntro Music  Cielo by Huma-HumaSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/againstjapanism)

An exploration of Christian atheism that makes some connections with the Kyoto School of Buddhism via the theology and philosophy of Thomas J. J. Altizer and Don Cupitt.The full text of this podcast can be found in the transcript of this edition or at the following link:https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2021/04/cancelling-my-subscription-to.htmlPlease feel to post any comments you have about this episode there.Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)—o0o—If you would like to join a conversation about this podcast then our next Wednesday Evening Zoom meeting will take place on 7th April at 19.30 GMT.  Link below.Topic: Cambridge Unitarian Church, Evening ConversationTime: April 7, 2021 19:00 LondonJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81603885416?pwd=ZXM5MkJmZE5GcGwzZ21qUzgvTWZIdz09Meeting ID: 816 0388 5416Passcode: 995320Here's the timetable:19.15-19.30: Arrivals/login19.30 - 21.00: Questions to, and conversations with, Andrew James Brown moderated by Courtney Whalen Van de Weyer21:00: Event ends

Faith and Reason in Continental and Japanese Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2019) by Takeshi Morisato is a book that brings together the work of two significant figures in contemporary philosophy. By considering the work of Tanabe Hajime, the Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School, and William Desmond, the contemporary Irish philosopher, Takeshi Morisato offers a clear presentation of contemporary comparative solutions to the problems of the philosophy of religion. Importantly, this is the first book-length English-language study of Tanabe Hajime's philosophy of religion that consults the original Japanese texts. Considering the examples of Christianity and Buddhism, Faith and Reason in Continental and Japanese Philosophy focuses on finding the solution to the problem of philosophy of religion through comparative examinations of Tanabe's metanoetics and Desmond's metaxology. It aims to conclude that these contemporary thinkers - while they draw their inspiration from the different religious traditions of Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism - successfully reconfigure the relation of faith and reason. The book marks an important intervention into comparative philosophy by bringing into dialogue these thinkers, both major figures within their respective traditions yet rarely discussed in tandem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Stanford University in 2006 and is tenured at Williams College in their Religious Studies Department. He has three primary research areas: Japanese Religions, European Intellectual History, and Theory more broadly. He has been working to articulate new research models for Religious Studies in the wake of the collapse of poststructuralism as a guiding ethos in the Humanities. Jason and I discuss his book 'The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences' from 2017 as well as his text on inventing religion in Japan. We delve into the role of enchantment and the myth of disenchantment, the role of enchantment in science and the fascinating indulgences of many of the great scientific thinkers in spiritualism and enchanted beliefs. We cover East & West philosophy, The Kyoto School, Metamodernism, and more. Our conversation also joins up nicely with previous guests and the desire to give emergence to something new after post-modernism and modernism, and for Buddhists, something beyond the cultural infiltration of both in contemporary western Buddhism. Music. Matthew O'Connell a life coach and the host of the The Imperfect Buddha podcast. You can find The Imperfect Buddha on Facebook and Twitter (@imperfectbuddha). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Failgamesh and Friendkidu travel to confront the monster SoundMan, and Failgamesh is confronted with a series of ominous dreams. Tablet VI was pieced together over the course of thirty painstaking years by Hideyoski Tobiko of the Kyoto School of Damn, That Feels Good and Ping-Pong Technical Studies. As always, we are grateful for the reading of our anonymous British stage actor.