An Inquiry into the Good

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An Inquiry into the Good represented the foundation of Nishida’s philosophy — reflecting both his deep study of Zen Buddhism and his thorough analysis of Western philosophy — and established its author as the foremost Japanese philosopher of this century. This important new translation presents a lucid and accurate rendition of Nishida’s ideas. An Inquiry into the Good Contents Introduction by Masao Abe A Note on the Translation Preface by Kitaro Nishida PART I: PURE EXPERIENCE 1. Pure Experience 2. Thinking 3. Will 4. Intellectual Intuition PART II: REALITY 5. The Starting Point of the Inquiry 6. Phenomena of Consciousness Are the Sole Reality 7. The True Features of Reality 8. True Reality Constantly Has the Same Formative Mode 9. The Fundamental Mode of True Reality 10. The Sole Reality 11. The Development of Reality through Differentiation 12. Nature 13. Spirit 14. God as Reality PART III: THE GOOD 15. Conduct (I) 16. Conduct (II) 17. The Freedom of the Will 18. A Study of Conduct in Terms of Value 19. Theories of Ethics (I) 20. Theories of Ethics (II) 21. Theories of Ethics (III) 22. Theories of Ethics (IV) 23. The Good (Energetism) 24. The Good as a Unity of Personality 25. The Motivation of Good Conduct (The Form of the Good) 26. The Goal of Good Conduct (The Content of the Good) 27. Perfect Good Conduct PART IV: RELIGION 28. The Religious Demand 29. The Essence of Religion 30. God 31. God and the World 32. Knowledge and Love Select Bibliography Index