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- Title
From the "Topos of Nothingness" to the "Space of Transparency": Kitarō Nishida's Notion of "Shintai" and Its Influence on Art and Architecture (Part 1).
- Authors
Baek, Jin
- Abstract
In his philosophy of nothingness, Kitarō Nishida illuminates the matrix of transformation of the world "from the Created to the Creating" (tsukuru mono kara tsukurareta mono e) through shintai, or the body. In this matrix, shintai enters into the stage of an action-sensation continuum and emerges as the immaculate iconic tool of nothingness to create new figures as extended self. This idea of shintai has resonance with the development of postwar art in Japan. The "Space of Transparency" put forth by Ufan Lee, the leader of Monoha, is the principal example. This essay investigates Nishida's notion of shintai and its influence on Lee's theory of art.
- Publication
Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy, 2008, Vol 58, Issue 1, p83
- ISSN
0031-8221
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1353/pew.2008.0005