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Japanese Philosophy in the Global Era
- Nothingness
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- Common Sense
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For this content, we provide an introduction to modern Japanese philosophy in order to understand the contemporary global society. The key philosophical term that participants are expected to grasp through this content is the "nothingness". Some might think that this concept is more related to Buddhism than to philosophy. However, modern Japanese philosophy has also developed through thinking logically about the “nothingness” from various perspectives such as experience, embodiment, technology, language and so on. In this content, participants will see the significance of the “nothingness” for better understanding the contemporary global era that comprises several big issues such as digitalization, climate change, and socio-economic disparity under the capitalist system. Does the “nothingness” merely mean a total emptiness in the sense of “there-is-nothing-there”? How is the “nothingness” closely bound up with our life in society and on the earth? How can we understand that we always live in a reality that is based on the “nothingness”? This content provides several perspectives to answer these questions through learning from some representative figures of Japanese philosophy such as Nishida Kitarō, Nakamura Yūjirō, and Karatani Kōjin. Participants will grasp the dynamic development of thoughts on the “nothingness” in the history of Japanese philosophy and understand various issues in the contemporary global society in terms of the "nothingness".
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MATSUI NobuyukiRitsumeikan University Asia-Japan Research OrganizationAssistant Professor
