Философия Гегеля и диалектика абсолютного и относительногоу Нисиды Китаро и Танабэ Хадзимэ

Abstract

The study of philosophical teachings through the prism of intercultural philo­sophical dialogue provides an opportunity for a broader view of the history of philosophy overcoming the framework of the East-West dichotomy the limita­tions of which are becoming more and more obvious over time. This article is a further step in this direction. It demonstrates what aspects of Hegel’s thought were taken by Japanese thinkers of Kyoto School and how they were developed in new philosophical and cultural context. In particular, such moments as the concepts of the unity of logic and metaphysics, logic and the historical pro­cess, the scheme of correlation of the absolute and the world, the principles of negation, double negation, contradiction, the dialectic of identity and difference, direct and mediation, individual, special and universal, became the object of con­sideration. The author makes an attempt to reveal the mechanisms of perception and adaptation of elements of a seemingly completely alien religious and cultural tradition. She offers her vision of character and degree of Hegel’s influence upon Nishida Kitaro and Tanabe Hajime, arguing that the points in the teachings of the German philosopher relevant to the key doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism were most attractive to them. The article concludes that Japanese thinkers, not being followers of Hegel, nevertheless made extensive use of his conceptual tools, approaches, and logical constructions to express their own ideas. Equally important is the fact that the appeal of Japanese philosophers to Hegel allowed them to more clearly define their own position regarding the central idea of their philosophy.