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    In treating religious pluralism, Anglophone philosophical literature often turns to markedly general investigations—“meta-issues”—which by their generality minimize empirical content. On the other hand, more conservative Christian philosophers often do appeal to markedly empirical groundings for inquiry, particularly in the Bible. However, in this essay, I conclude that prominent evangelical Christian treatments of religious pluralism—because of their lack of attention to the extrabiblical data …Read more
  • The Reversibility vs. Irreversibility Debate: The Legacy of Takizawa Katsumi
    In James W. Heisig & Mayuko Uehara (eds.), Frontiers of Japanese Philosophy: Origins and Possibilities, Nanzan Institute For Religion & Culture. pp. 93-122. 2008.
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    Nishida on God, Barth and christianity
    Asian Philosophy 19 (2). 2009.
    Despite the central role that the concept of God played in Kitarō Nishida's philosophy—and more broadly, within the Kyoto School which formed around Nishida—Anglophone studies of the religious philosophy of modern Japan have not seriously considered the nature and role of God in Nishida's thought. Indeed, relevant Anglophone studies even strongly suggest that where the concept of God does appear in Nishida's writings, such a concept is to be dismissed as a 'subjective fiction', a 'penultimate de…Read more
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    Nishida on Heidegger
    Continental Philosophy Review 42 (4): 511-553. 2010.
    Heidegger and East-Asian thought have traditionally been strongly correlated. However, although still largely unrecognized, significant differences between the political and metaphysical stance of Heidegger and his perceived counterparts in East-Asia most certainly exist. One of the most dramatic discontinuities between East-Asian thought and Heidegger is revealed through an investigation of Kitarō Nishida’s own vigorous criticism of Heidegger. Ironically, more than one study of Heidegger and Ea…Read more
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    Three Strands of Nothingness in Chinese Philosophy and the Kyoto School: A Summary and Evaluation
    Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 13 (4): 469-489. 2014.
    The concept of Nothingness—Japanese mu or Chinese wú 無—is central both to the Kyoto School and to important strands of Chinese philosophy. The Kyoto School, which has been active since the 1930s, is arguably modern Japan’s most philosophically sophisticated challenge to Western thought. Further, as contemporary East Asia continues to rise in importance, East Asians and Westerners alike are beginning to consider anew the contemporary philosophical relevance of Confucianism, Daoism, and East-Asian…Read more