Nishida Kitarō and Muhammad ‘Abduh on God and reason: Towards a theology of place
I compare the Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945) with the Egyptian philosopher and reformer Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849–1905). Both philosophies emerged within similar cultural contexts. Both thinkers attempt to think relationships between the individual and the universal through organic mode...
| Published in: | Asian philosophy |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax
2022
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Asian philosophy
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-125 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nishida, Kitarō 1870-1945
/ ʿAbduh, Muḥammad 1849-1905
/ God
/ Tawḥīd
/ Singularity (Philosophy)
/ Logic
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa KBM Asia NBC Doctrine of God VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Tawhīd
B Islamic Philosophy B Nishida Kitaro B Philosophy of religion B Muhammad ‘Abduh B Japanese philosophy B philosophy of space |
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| Summary: | I compare the Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945) with the Egyptian philosopher and reformer Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849–1905). Both philosophies emerged within similar cultural contexts. Both thinkers attempt to think relationships between the individual and the universal through organic models. In parallel, both philosophies produce paradoxical positions regarding the integration of reason and religion. Like ‘Abduh, Nishida is interested in the unity of God. How do we have to think the unity of God when every unity is only composed of individuals? ‘Abduh avoids Aristotelian substances by claiming that the physical world emerges. Similarly, Nishida thinks that the world emerges as a place (basho). Both conceptions contradict Aristotelian logic because both avoid the idea of identity, which is necessary for any abstract logic. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2961 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Asian philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09552367.2022.2044453 |