Foreword by Thomas P. Kasulis A Note to the Reader Acknowledgments Introduction A Different Kind of Philosophy The Buddhist Background The Kyoto School 1. Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945) Background The Early Years: Education Pure Experience A Unifying Power The Place of Doubt Becoming the Thing Itself Absolute Nothingness On Becoming Enlightened Self and World Ethics and Evil Ethics Nishida and Mysticism 2. Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962) Life and Work Metanoetics Mediation Mediation and Absolute Mediation The Logic of the Specific The Centrality of Ethics Critique of Reason The Ethics of Metanoetics Society Transformed 3. Nishitani Keiji (1900-1990) Life and Career Nietzche and Nihilism The Ten Ox-herding Pictures The Meaning of "Nothingness" A Way Out Enlightenment Relative and Absolute Nothingness The Self Selfless Ethics 4. Watsuji Tetsuro (1889-1960) Life and Career Climate and Culture Ethics as the Study of Man Double Negation The Importance of Relationships The Confucian Background In the Betweeness Kokoro and Aidagara Watsuji and Nothingness Back to the Everyday World The Importance of the Body Conclusion 5. Conclusion Nishida and Tanabe Tanabe's Critique of Nishida On Original Goodness Nishitani Watsuji Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Robert E. Carter is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Trent University in Canada. His many books include The Japanese Arts and Self-Cultivation and Encounter with Enlightenment: A Study of Japanese Ethics, both also published by SUNY Press.
"...an excellent introduction to the work of some of the major figures of the Kyoto School of Philosophy ... the book provides the foundation for a first-rate syllabus for an entire course on the Kyoto School." - Religious Studies Review "...Carter skillfully introduces the reader to the complexity of the thought of the Kyoto School thinkers while challenging the reader to continue his or her search by taking advantage of the multiple sources included in the Selected Bibliography. One leaves this book with a sense of a deeper appreciation of the distinctiveness of the Kyoto School thinkers and their struggle to elucidate what Nishida terms as 'unspeakable.'" - Journal of Buddhist Ethics "Robert Carter's skill at making complex philosophical concepts comprehensible is once again in evidence in this excellent book ... With its lucid explanations, emphasis on the relevance of Kyoto school thought to everyday life, and concrete examples, The Kyoto School is an excellent text for a course on Japanese philosophy-all the more so because of its ample references to recent literature, glossary of terms, and helpful bibliography." - Monumenta Nipponica
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