The Values of “Contradiction” in Theory and Practice in Cultural Philosophy. A Different Way for Overcoming the Contradiction in the Non-occidental Philosophy: The Principle of Absolute-Contradictory Self-Identity by NISHIDA (Kyoto School)

• Authors: Hashi Hisaki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This article examines contradictions between the theory and practice of comparative philosophy in a global world. Aristotle and Plato had different approaches to these “contradictions” that show a “discrepancy” between these two classical thinkers. The topic unaddressed by Plato is taken up in the topos of Nāgārjuna, the great ancient logi-cian of ontology in Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophy (the 3rd century AD). The “contra-diction” is a principle that have/had profound influence on creative thought in East Asia. Nishida, the founder of the Kyoto School (20th century), established his philo-sophy through the principle of “Absolute Contradictory Self-Identity.” This principle may stimulate reflection upon our digitally connected contemporary global world, and the chaos it has to face.

Keywords

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problem of contradiction; theory and praxis; Plato; Aristotle; Nāgārjuna; Nishida’s “absolute contradictory self-identity” (Kyoto School)

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 31-44

Contributors

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Hashi Hisaki

• Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, A-1010 Wien, Universitätsstr. 7, Austria.