Keiji Nishitani was a Japanese philosopher, born in 1900 and died in 1990, a scholar of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Kitaro Nishida. He received his doctorate from Kyoto Imperial University in 1924 for a dissertation on the ideal and the real in Schelling and Bergson, and he studied under Martin Heidegger in Freiburg from 1937 to 1939.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountStudied under Martin Heidegger at the University of Freiburg from 1937 to 1939. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountNihilism (Nihirizumu, 1949) 1 Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountReligion and Nothingness 1 Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountChair of Philosophy and Religion, Kyoto University, 1943 to 1964 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountIshikawa Prefecture, Japan 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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WikipediaInfobox: Born
February 27, 1900
Infobox: Died
November 24, 1990
Biography section: study in Germany
spent two years studying under Heidegger
Publications section
Religion and Nothingness
Publications section: Nihilism
composed more and more writings about the topic resulting in his book nihirizumu
Academic career section
held the principal Chair of Philosophy and Religion at Kyoto University from 1943 until becoming emeritus in 1964
Infobox: Born (place)
Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Infobox: Died (place)
Kyoto, Japan
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Keiji Nishitani (西谷 啓治, Nishitani Keiji; February 27, 1900, November 24, 1990) was a Japanese philosopher.
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WikipediaAssociated With: Tanabe Hajime, Kyoto School template / introductory sectionQuote, Associated With: Tanabe Hajime, Kyoto School template / introductory section
Tanabe was a key member of what has become known in the West as the Kyoto School, alongside philosophers Kitaro Nishida and Keiji Nishitani.
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