Philosophy as Metanoetics (Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520069781 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Let "the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah show us the way" Bruce P. Barten Tanabe Hajime wrote his Preface for PHILOSOPHY AS METANOETICS in October 1945, a year after delivering his final series of lectures on which this book is based at Kyoto Imperial University. Though he fell ill in November 1944, he left his sickbed just long enough to deliver lectures until "It was with a great sigh of relief that I completed the final lecture in December, after which I spent the rest of the winter in bed." (p. lix). The book uses some Greek words to describe the kind of change involved in religious experiences that parallel the philosophy which gave Tanabe Hajime the st. Shin Buddhist Philosophy This is a whole philosophical system built on the foundation of Shinran's spirituality: that is, the insight into the fundamental finitude and incompleteness of human nature.
It is a powerful, original work, showing vast erudition in all areas of both Eastern and Western thought.. A milestone in Japan's post-war philosophical thought and a dramatic turning point in Tanabe's own philosophy, Philosophy as Metanoetics calls for nothing less than a complete and radical rethinking of the philosophical task itself
"One of the most original, creative, and important philosophical texts to have emerged from what has become known as the 'Kyoto School' of Japanese Buddhism. A monumental work in the philosophy of religion. Along with the writings of Nishida Kitaro and Nishitani Keiji, Tanabe's thought is another major achievement to arise from the tradition of modern Japanese philosophy."--Steve Odin, "Japanese Journal of Religious Studies