Nishida Kitarō
1870–1945
“Pure experience precedes the subject-object distinction. Place of nothingness as ground of being.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TDTheoretical Drive9 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity8 / 10
- SISelf as Illusion8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Mulla SadraLIGHTHOUSE
Existence precedes essence. Reality of being intensifies through gradation. Trans-substantial motion.
- SuhrawardiLIGHTHOUSE
Illuminationist philosophy — light as the metaphysical primitive.
- Marsilio FicinoLIGHTHOUSE
Renaissance Neoplatonism — soul as the bond between God and matter.
- VasubandhuTHRESHOLD
Twenty Verses — defense of mind-only against the realist objection.
- AsangaTHRESHOLD
Yogācāra — mind-only; consciousness constructs the world it perceives.
- SchellingLIGHTHOUSE
Nature and spirit are one identity. The unconscious ground of being. Mythology as philosophy.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Nishida Kitarō's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Nishida Kitarō or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPARENishida Kitarō vs Mulla SadraOn Mull's map Mulla Sadra sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶