cover next page > title: The Self-overcoming of Nihilism SUNY Series in Modern Japanese Philosophy author: Nishitani, Keiji. publisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0791404382 print isbn13: 9780791404386 ebook isbn13: 9780585057392 language: English subject Nihilism (Philosophy) , Philosophy, Modern--19th century, Philosophy, Modern--20th century, Philosophy, European, Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm,--1844-1900--Contributions in concept of nihilism, Heidegger, Martin,--1889-1976-- Contributions in concept of ni publication date: 1990 lcc: B828.3.N513 1990eb ddc: 149/.8 subject: Nihilism (Philosophy) , Philosophy, Modern--19th century, Philosophy, Modern--20th century, Philosophy, European, Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm,--1844-1900--Contributions in concept of nihilism, Heidegger, Martin,--1889-1976-- Contributions in concept of ni cover next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_i next page > Page i The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism < previous page page_i next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii SUNY Series in MODERN JAPANESE PHILOSOPHY Peter J. McCormick, Editor < previous page page_ii next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_iii next page > Page iii The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism Nishitani Keiji Translated by Graham Parkes with Setsuko Aihara STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS < previous page page_iii next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_iv next page > Page iv The preparation of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1990 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nishitani, Keiji, 1900-1990 [Nihirizumu. English] The self-overcoming of nihilism / Nishitani Keiji : translated by Graham Parkes with Setsuko Aihara. p. cm. (SUNY series in modern Japanese philosophy) ISBN 0791404374 (alk. paper). ISBN 0791404382 (pbk. : alk paper) 1. Nihilism (Philosophy) 2. Philosophy, Modern19th century. 3. Philosophy, Modern20th century. 4. Philosophy, European. 5. Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 18441900Contributions in concept of nihilism. 6. Heidegger, Martin, 18891976Contributions in concept of nihilism. 7. Philosophy, Japanese20th century. I. Title. II. Series. B828.3.N513 1990 149'.8dc20 9031631 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 < previous page page_iv next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_v next page > Page v Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture James W. Heisig, General Editor Heinrich DUMOULIN, Zen Buddhism: A History. Vol. 1, India and China. Trans. by J. Heisig and Paul Knitter, 1988. Heinrich DUMOULIN, Zen Buddhism: A History. Vol. 2, Japan. Trans. by J. Heisig and Paul Knitter, 1989. Frederick FRANCK, ed., The Buddha Eye: An Anthology of the Kyoto School. 1982. Winston L. KING, Death Was His Koan: The Samurai-Zen of Suzuki Shosan, with a Foreword by Nakamura Hajime, 1986. Robert E. MORRELL, Early Kamakura Buddhism: A Minority Report, 1987. NAGAO Gadjin, The Foundational Standpoint of Madhyamika Philosophy. Trans. by John Keenan, 1988. NISHITANI Keiji, Religion and Nothingness. Trans. by Jan Van Bragt with an Introduction by Winston L. King, 1982. NISHITANI Keiji, Nishida Kitaro The Man and His Thought. Trans. by Yamamoto Seisaku and J. Heisig, 1991. NISHIDA Kitaro, Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness. Trans. by Valdo Viglielmo et al., with an Introduction by Joseph O'Leary, 1987. Paul L. SWANSON, Foundations of T'ien-T'ai Philosophy: The Flowering of the Two Truths Theory in Chinese Buddhism, 1989. < previous page page_v next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_vi next page > Page vi TAKEUCHI Yoshinori, The Heart of Buddhism: In Search of the Timeless Spirit of Primitive Buddhism. Trans. with Introduction by J. Heisig and a Foreword by Hans Küng, 1983. TANABE Hajime, Philosophy as Metanoetics. Trans. by Takeuchi Yoshinori et al., with an Introduction by J. Heisig, 1987. Taitetsu UNNO, ed., The Religious Philosophy of Nishitani Keiji. Encounter with Emptiness, 1990. Taitetsu UNNO and James HEISIG, eds., The Religious Philosophy of Tanabe Hajime: The Metanoetic Imperative, 1990. Hans WALDENFELS, Absolute Nothingness: Foundations for a Buddhist-Christian Dialogue. Trans. by J. Heisig, 1980. < previous page page_vi next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_vii next page > Page vii Contents Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xiii Introduction xv Notes on Texts xxix Preface to the First Edition xxxiii One Nihilism as Existence 1 1 1. Two Problems 3 2. Nihilism and the Philosophy of History 6 3. European Nihilism Two From Realism to Nihilism: Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Feuerbach 9 9 1. Hegel's Absolute Idealism and Radical Realism 12 2. SchopenhauerWill as RealThe Nullity of Existence 16 3. KierkegaardBecoming and Existence 22 4. FeuerbachCritique of Religion, Philosophy, and Ethics Three Friedrich Nietzsche: The First Consummate Nihilist 29 29 1. The Significance of Nihilism in Nietzsche 33 2. Radical Nihilism 37 3. Nietzsche's Interpretation of Christianity 41 4. The Concept of "Sincerity""Will to Illusion" Four Nietzsche's Affirmative Nihilism: Amor Fati and Eternal Recurrence 45 45 1. Value-Interpretation and Perspectivism 48 2. The Problem of Amor Fati < previous page page_vii next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_viii next page > Page viii 50 3. Love of Fate as "Innermost Nature"SufferingSoul 53 4. The Idea of Eternal Recurrence: The "Moment" and Eternity 57 5. Eternal Recurrence and Overcoming the Spirit of Gravity 60 6. Love of Fate and Eternal Recurrence 62 7. The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism Five Nihilism and Existence in Nietzsche 69 69 1. "God is Dead" 72 2. Critique of Religion 76 3. The Stages of Nihilism 77 4. Nihilism as Existence 79 5. The First Stage of Existence 83 6. The Second Stage of Existence 86 7. Nihilism as Scientific Conscience 90 8. Science and History as Existence 93 9. "Living Dangerously" and "Experimentation" 94

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