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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Nihility and emptiness

Keiji Nishitani

pp. 199-216

Abstract

In contemporary nihilism the nihility stretches, so to speak, into the site of God's being, and in this way becomes an abyss. And upon this godless nihility that has become an abyss, all life, not only biological life and souls, but even spiritual and personal life, manifests the form of something fundamentally meaningless. At the same time, it is furthermore claimed that human beings can only truly become free and independent and become true subjects when they resolutely ground themselves upon this abyssal nihility.

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Published in:

Fujita Masakatsu (2018) The philosophy of the Kyoto school. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 199-216

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8983-1_15

Full citation:

Nishitani Keiji (2018) „Nihility and emptiness“, In: M. Fujita (ed.), The philosophy of the Kyoto school, Dordrecht, Springer, 199–216.