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Rethinking Cross-Cultural Dialogue with the Kyoto School

Bret W. Davis (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Maryland, USA)

05.08.2014

We live in an age of unprecedented cross-cultural interaction. And yet, "globalization" is certainly no guarantee of genuine cross-cultural dialogue. As we attempt to engender a dialogue between different cultural traditions, one of the first – if not indeed the first – of the topics which need to be addressed is that of the very nature of dialogue. In other words, we need to engage in a dialogue about dialogue. Toward that end, this lecture attempts to rethink the nature of dialogue, and specifically cross-cultural dialogue, from the perspective of two key members of the Kyoto School, namely its founder, Nishida Kitarō (1870–1945), and its current central figure, Ueda Shizuteru (b. 1926). The Kyoto School is the most prominent group of modern Japanese philosophers, whose thought emerges from the encounter between Western and Eastern traditions. This lecture seeks to elucidate and further unfold the implications of rethinking of the nature of dialogue from the perspective of Nishida's and Ueda's primarily Zen Buddhist reception of and response to Western philosophy.

The lecture takes place in room no. W401, Prof.-Huber-Platz 2 (Lehrturm), from 6 to 8 pm (ct). All interested parties are welcome to attend.