Zen Pathways: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of Zen Buddhism (Bret W. Davis, 2021)

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Nishida understood the essence of religion to be the direct self-awareness obtained through delving deeply into the basic fact of existence. And he understood the essence of philosophy to be an intellectual reflection on that self-awareness. Human beings, Nishida thought, need both.