This sparkling book is an antidote to technical philosophy closed to non- specialists. Instead of working through abstract ideas detached from ordinary life, its chapters and exercises open fresh access to philosophy that deepens as well as widens a direct and playful engagement with reality.

John C. Maraldo, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of North Florida, USA

<p>This book presents the dialogue between the phenomenology of Husserl and Heidegger <br />and the Japanese Zen practice integrating philosophy of NIshida and Ueda. In it, the deep <br />dimension of pre-linguistic experience accessible through Husserl's phenomenological <br />reduction is clearly revealed, from which the subject-object duality arises and into which <br />it dissolves.</p>

Ichiro Yamaguchi, Professor emeritus, Faculty of Letters, Toyo University, Japan

Drawing on Japanese and other Asian as well as European thinkers, this refreshingly accessible book reenvisions the phenomenological <i>epochĂ©</i> as a practice of suspending our pre-judgments—of removing our “colored glasses”—so that we can learn to cooperatively play with the various ways in which reality manifests itself.

Bret W. Davis, Professor and Higgins Chair in Philosophy, Loyola University Maryland, USA

Intercultural Phenomenology explores the nature of reality by engaging in a cross-cultural dialogue between two of the most influential philosophical traditions of the 20th century. Drawing on ideas from phenomenology, Japanese philosophy and Zen Buddhism, it follows the philosophers who changed their perception of the world by choosing to suspend judgement. Guided by this philosophical method known as the “epochĂ©â€, or suspension of judgment in ancient Greek, it is an introduction to the philosophy and practice of letting objects in the world speak for themselves. Inspired by Nishida Kitaro’s insight that true reality is beyond the subject-­object duality, the book uses a series of examples and exercises to explore the background to Husserl’s idea of the phenomenological epochĂ©, Hans-­Georg Gadamer’s emphasis on play in human understanding and the haiku poet Matsuo Basho's call for a new level of freedom. This practice-oriented approach moves beyond the traditional East-West divide. It connects various traditions, old and new, contemplative and theoretical, and explains why Japanese philosophy and phenomenology can enrich the quality of our lived experience.
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List of FiguresSeries Editor PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction Part I1. An Invitation to Play with Reality 2. Falling into Play 3. Openness, Playfulness and Freedom 4. Practicing Playing 5. A Conversation with Contemplative Traditions Part II6. Practicing Phenomenology—the Historico-Theoretical Context 7. Practicing Phenomenology—the Personal Side in Practice and ‘Play’ 8. Japanese Perspectives on ‘Practice’, ‘Nature’, and ‘Play’ Recommended ReadingsNotes BibliographyIndex
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A practical guide that takes one of the core ideas in phenomenology and reinterprets it in light of insights from Japanese philosophy.
Introduces the philosophy of play, central to the father of the Kyoto School, ancient Greeks and French phenomenologists
Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies delivers primers reflecting exciting new developments in the trajectory of world philosophies. Instead of privileging a single philosophical approach as the basis of comparison, the series provides a platform for diverse philosophical perspectives to accommodate the different dimensions of cross-cultural philosophizing. While introducing thinkers, texts and themes emanating from different world philosophies, each book, in an imaginative and path-breaking way, makes clear how it departs from a conventional treatment of the subject matter.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781350298286
Publisert
2024-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
HĂžyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
AldersnivÄ
U, 05
SprÄk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
176

Biographical note

Yuko Ishihara is Associate Professor at the College of Global Liberal Arts at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. She specializes in Kyoto School philosophy and classical phenomenology. Her research includes a focus on the topic of play and, specifically, how modern philosophers have turned to the notion of play to overcome the metaphysics of subjectivity.

Steven A. Tainer has studied Asian contemplative traditions intensively since 1970 with Tibetan, Chinese and Korean masters. After practicing for decades in both mountain retreats and ordinary life circumstances, he began teaching Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian fundamentals to private groups and at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery in Berkeley California, USA.