Nietzsche, Nishitani, and Laruelle on Faith and Immanence

IF 0.3 0 PHILOSOPHY Open Philosophy Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI:10.1515/opphil-2024-0023
Matthew C. Kruger
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This article explores the use of the concept of “faith” in three non-Christian philosophers. The study begins with Nietzsche, who, while deeply critical of Christian belief throughout his work, offers a positive reformulation of the term in a few key texts. From here, the discussion proceeds to two authors who are deeply influenced by Nietzsche, François Laruelle, and Nishitani Keiji. Laruelle’s recent turn to non-theology sees him engaging directly with Christian theological material and presenting a distinction between a positive form of “faith” in contrast from standard religious “belief,” a distinction I suggest bears close resemblance to Nietzsche’s approach, especially in relation to the Apostle Paul. Finally, Nishitani offers his own account of faith, one inspired primarily by the Buddhist notion of faith, but also referencing Christian theology and specifically the practice of Paul, while also connecting with Nietzsche. The connecting theme for all three thinkers is rooted in Zarathustra’s encouragement to be “faithful to the earth,” a non-transcendent, immanent formulation of faith. Faith, in Nishitani and Laruelle especially, is non-doctrinal, non-dogmatic, and non-intellectual; it is, instead, practical, an immanent existence, a way of life resulting in a different form of connection with the world around us.
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尼采、西谷和拉鲁埃尔论信仰与无常
本文探讨了三位非基督教哲学家对 "信仰 "概念的使用。研究从尼采开始,尼采在其作品中对基督教信仰进行了深刻的批判,但在一些关键文本中对这一术语进行了积极的重新表述。接下来,我们将讨论两位深受尼采影响的作家--弗朗索瓦-拉吕埃勒和西谷圭二。拉鲁埃尔最近转向非神学研究,他直接参与基督教神学材料的研究,并提出了 "信仰 "的积极形式与标准宗教 "信仰 "之间的区别,我认为这种区别与尼采的方法非常相似,尤其是与使徒保罗的关系。最后,西谷提出了他自己的信仰论述,这一论述主要受到佛教信仰概念的启发,但也参考了基督教神学,特别是保罗的实践,同时也与尼采有所联系。三位思想家的主题都源于查拉图斯特拉对 "忠于大地 "的鼓励,这是一种非超越的、内在的信仰表述。尤其是在西谷和拉吕埃尔看来,信仰是非教义、非教条和非智力的;相反,它是实用的,是一种内在的存在,是一种与我们周围世界产生不同形式联系的生活方式。
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Open Philosophy
Open Philosophy Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
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1.40
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20.00%
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25
审稿时长
15 weeks
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