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Marx after the Kyoto School

Utopia and the Pure Land

Bradley Kaye

Nishida 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.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International

Pages: 264 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-5381-5407-6 • Hardback • February 2022 • $115.00 • (£88.00)

978-1-5381-5408-3 • eBook • February 2022 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Series: CEACOP East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics and Philosophy of Law

Subjects: Philosophy / Political, Philosophy / Buddhist, Philosophy / Eastern

Marx after the Kyoto School

Utopia and the Pure Land

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Hardback

eBook

Summary

Summary

Nishida 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.

Details

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International

Pages: 264 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-5381-5407-6 • Hardback • February 2022 • $115.00 • (£88.00)

978-1-5381-5408-3 • eBook • February 2022 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Series: CEACOP East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics and Philosophy of Law

Subjects: Philosophy / Political, Philosophy / Buddhist, Philosophy / Eastern

Author

Author

Bradley Kaye is senior lecturer in the Philosophy and Sociology Departments at Niagara University.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction: 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
Bibliography
Index

Features

Features

9/9/21, Choice: This book was included in a feature highlighting forthcoming Asian and Asian American Studies titles.
Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/forthcoming-titles-in-asian-and-asian-american-studies-2021/

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