The Madness of Love: A Flower Unfurls Its Petals upon This Earth
Abstract
Abstract This essay is an exploratory meditation on evil, justice, love, and beauty, interweaving the works of philosophers, writers, and filmmakers including Simone Weil, Nishida Kitaro, Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Ishimure Michiko, and Sato Makoto, each profoundly rooted in life (Seimei) as the ceaseless dialectics of being made and making.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics
Aesthetics
and Art
Japanese History and Culture
Philosophical and Cultural Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- positions asia critique
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 277–298
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN