Beyond Personal Identity
Dogen, Nishida, and a Phenomenology of No-Self
1st Edition
Published on 19. October 2001
Book
Hardback
298 pages
978-0-7007-1217-5 (ISBN)
Description
Applies Dogen Kigen's religious philosophy and the philosophy of Nishida Kitaro to the philosophical problem of personal identity, probing the applicability of the concept of non-self to the philosophical problems of selfhood, otherness, and temporality which culminate in the conundrum of personal identity.
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'Gereon Kopf ... does an outstanding job in taking on the challenge of relating the complex thought of Japanese giants Dogen and Nishida to various Western conceptions of the person.' - Philosophy East and West'Kopf ... makes a significant contribution to east-west dialogue.' - Religious Studies Review 'Gereon Kopf ... does an outstanding job in taking on the challenge of relating the complex thought of Japanese giants Dogen and Nishida to various Western conceptions of the person.' - Philosophy East and West
'Kopf ... makes a significant contribution to east-west dialogue.' - Religious Studies Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
646 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7007-1217-5 (9780700712175)
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Content
Introduction, Methodological Considerations PART ONE: Personal Identity Revisited CHAPTER ONE: The Problem of Personal Identity PART TWO: Zen Buddhism and Phenomenology on Self-Awareness CHAPTER TWO: Selfhood CHAPTER THREE: Otherness CHAPTER FOUR: Continuity of Experience CHAPTER FIVE: Temporality PART THREE: Zen Conceptions of Identity CHAPTER SIX: A Zen Phenomenology of Experience CHAPTER SEVEN: Personhood as Presencing