Overview
Nishida Kitarō (1870–1945) founded the Kyoto School, bringing Zen-influenced concepts into dialogue with Western philosophy.
Main ideas
Pure experience precedes subject–object split; later logic of basho (place) and absolute nothingness reframe self and world. Nishida seeks a philosophy adequate to both modern science and East Asian insight.
Major works
- An Inquiry into the Good
- Fundamental Problems of Philosophy
Legacy
Nishida remains central to modern Japanese philosophy and comparative metaphysics.