Nishida Kitaro
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Nishida Kitaro was a pioneering 20th-century Japanese philosopher and founder of the Kyoto School, known for his work on "pure experience" and the synthesis of Western and Eastern thought.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nishida Kitaro canonical | 5 |
| Nishida | 1 |
| 西田幾多郎 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2655766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Nishida Kitaro Context triple: [Tetsugaku-no-michi area, associatedWith, Nishida Kitaro]
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A.
Hyakutake Seikichi
Hyakutake Seikichi was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who played a significant role during World War II.
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B.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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C.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Gyosaku Morozumi
Gyosaku Morozumi was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II, notably in the Battle of Mindanao in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nishida Kitaro Target entity description: Nishida Kitaro was a pioneering 20th-century Japanese philosopher and founder of the Kyoto School, known for his work on "pure experience" and the synthesis of Western and Eastern thought.
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A.
Hyakutake Seikichi
Hyakutake Seikichi was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who played a significant role during World War II.
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B.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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C.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Gyosaku Morozumi
Gyosaku Morozumi was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II, notably in the Battle of Mindanao in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese philosopher
ⓘ
academic ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1870-05-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ishikawa Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ Unoke ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| deathDate | 1945-06-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Japan
ⓘ
Kamakura ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Kyoto Imperial University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tohoku Imperial University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName |
Nishida Kitaro
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nishida
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| fieldOfWork |
comparative philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| founderOf | Kyoto School ⓘ |
| givenName | Kitaro ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hisamatsu Shinichi
NERFINISHED
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Kuki Shuzo ⓘ Kyoto School ⓘ Nishitani Keiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanabe Hajime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dōgen
ⓘ
surface form:
Dogen
G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Henri Bergson ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
William James ⓘ Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| knownFor |
concept of pure experience
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development of a philosophy of absolute nothingness ⓘ synthesis of Western and Eastern philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
philosophy of experience
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synthesis of Western and Eastern thought ⓘ |
| movement | Kyoto School ⓘ |
| name | Nishida Kitaro self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
absolute nothingness
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logic of basho ⓘ pure experience ⓘ self-identity of absolute contradictions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Inquiry into the Good
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From That Which Acts to That Which Sees ⓘ Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Kyoto School ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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Referenced by (7)
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