Nishitani Keiji
Philosophers
Born 27 February 1900 in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, was a student of Nishida and Tanabe. In the early part of his career he devoted himself in particular to the study of authors such as Bergson, Schelling, Nietzsche, as well as Christian mysticism and Meister Eckhart. After analyzing the phenomenon of nihilism in the West and in Japan, in the latter part of his career he continued his dialogue with philosophy, particularly Hegel, as well as engaging with Buddhist thought, especially Zen and Kegon, and Chinese thought and poetry. He died 24 November 1990 in Kyoto.
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Keiji Nishitani at Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture (1980, March 30-April 1)
