In this wonderful translation, Morisato and Staton bring the thought of one of Japan's top Nishida scholars to the English-speaking world. Here, Itabashi masterfully illustrates the implicit theory of self, other, and the role of the body in Nishida's Inquiry, which he skillfully situates within a contemporary context.

Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Akita International University, Japan

Itabashi Yujin not only interprets but also develops Nishida Kitaro's philosophy of embodiment in order to address the modern problem of excessive bodily control and to suggest how we can live more freely and enjoy our embodied lives, even in the midst of inevitable physical suffering.

Bret W. Davis, Professor and Higgins Chair of Philosophy, Loyola University Maryland, USA

The book provides a lucid exposition of Nishida's philosophy from Inquiry into the Good to his later works, focusing on the body. The analogy with music and its relation to the Japanese healing practice of body-alignment (seitaiho) makes Nishida understandable and pertinent to our post-pandemic world of increasing surveillance.

John W.M. Krummel, Associate Professor, Dept. of Religious Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA