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Religion and Nothingness

Overview

Religion and Nothingness (Japanese: Shūkyō to wa Nanika; the original title translates literally as "What is Religion?") is a 1961 book about nihilism by the Japanese philosopher Keiji Nishitani. The book was published in English translation in 1982, and received positive reviews, commending Nishitani for his understanding of both Western and Eastern philosophy. The appearance of the English translation increased interest in Nishitani's ideas among philosophers.

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Philosophers who discussed Religion and Nothingness

• Keiji Nishitani

Related ideas

• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Keiji Nishitani
• Western philosophy
• Eastern philosophy
• Nihilism
• University of California Press
• Søren Kierkegaard
• Martin Heidegger
• The Journal of Religion

Place in the tradition

Part of Kyoto School.

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