Shizuteru Ueda | |
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Born |
Tokyo, Japan | January 17, 1926
Died | June 28, 2019 | (aged 93)
Nationality | ![]() |
Alma mater |
University of Marburg Kyoto University |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Japanese philosophy |
School | Kyoto School |
Institutions | Kyoto University |
Main interests | Buddhism, Zen, philosophy of religion |
Shizuteru Ueda (上田 閑照, Ueda Shizuteru, January 17, 1926 [1] − June 28, 2019) was a Japanese philosopher specialized in philosophy of religion, especially in philosophy of Buddhism and Zen. He was a professor at Kyoto University and considered a third generation member of Kyoto School (京都学派, Kyoto-gakuha). [2]
Shizuteru Ueda was born in Tokyo, Japan.
As the son of a Buddhist priest, he studied philosophy at Kyoto University where his mentor Keiji Nishitani oriented his studies toward medieval mystics.
He then went to Germany and received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Marburg with a thesis on the Western Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart. He returned to Kyoto University to teach philosophy of religion. In 1976, He was awarded a Doctor of Letters ( 文学博士, Bungaku-Hakushi).
He later focused on the thought of Kitaro Nishida. Being a Zen practitioner, Ueda—like Nishida—studied Zen Buddhism under the philosophical categories of Western philosophy. He is considered a third generation member of Kyoto School. [1]