Tekla Nanuashvili

Tekla Nanuashvili

  • Asian Studies - Kyoto

    Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Programs
    • Undergraduate

Areas of Expertise

Japanese Philosophy
Japanese Religions
Comparative Philosophy
Philosophy of Nature

Teaching Interests

Japanese Thought
Japanese Culture
Methods of Comparative Philosophy
History of Philosophy
Philosophy of Nature

Research

Tekla Nanuashvili's research explores the role of nature in Japanese philosophy, examining how modern discourse on Japanese identity has employed "nature" as a central concept in its narrative on Japanese culture and intellectual history.

Representative Publications

Nanuashvili, T. “The Role of the Idea of Buddhahood of Plants and Trees in the Development of the “Japanese View of Nature”” Asian Philosophical Texts (Forthcoming 2024)

Nanuashvili, T., Wirtz, F. “Mapping the Notion of Everydayness in Japanese Philosophy: The Case of Suzuki Daisetsu and Nishida Kitarō” Psychologia (forthcoming 2024)

Education

  • PhD (in progress)
    Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, Department of Japanese Philosophy
  • Master (Graduated in 2022)
    Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, Department of Japanese Philosophy
  • BA (Graduated in 2015)
    Free University of Tbilisi, Faculty of Social Sciences