Tatsuya Higaki (Books)

Tatsuya Higaki Books

Tatsuya Higaki is a leading scholar in modern French and Japanese philosophy. His work deeply engages with the writings of thinkers such as Bergson, Foucault, Deleuze, and Kitaro Nishida. Higaki's analyses are valued for their depth, often focusing on the intersections and contrasts between Western and Eastern philosophical traditions. He shares his insights not only through original publications but also as a respected translator of key philosophical texts.

Kitaro Nishida's Philosophy of Life: Thought That Resonates with Bergson and Deleuze

220 pages
8 hours of reading

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Nishida, who was active from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th, was one of the first generation of Japanese philosophers who attempted to develop an original philosophy under the influence of (and in response to) Western philosophy. In Japan, he has often been interpreted in the context of Eastern thought and Zen Buddhism, as well as in relation to phenomenology (Husserl and Heidegger). This book presents an alternative reading of Nishida, by highlighting the influence of William James, Neo-Kantianism, and Henri Bergson on his thought, and by discerning in his ideas a line of development parallel to that of the mid-20th century philosopher Gilles Deleuze.