Research Profile

Biography

 

 

 

Graham Parkes was educated at Glasgow Academy, Queen’s College Oxford, and the University of California at Berkeley. After three years of teaching aesthetics and philosophy of art at UC Santa Cruz in California, he moved to the University of Hawaii, where he taught Asian and comparative philosophy over a period of thirty years. At UH he was also appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Division of Ecology and Health in the School of Medicine, and was a core faculty member of the Academy of Cinematic and Digital Arts.

During those decades he held fellowships at the Reischauer Institute and the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard, the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities in Bogliasco, the Columbia Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall in Paris, and the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture in Nagoya, Japan. He was also a visiting professor in Asian philosophy at the Universities of Vienna, Innsbruck, and Tokyo.

He took up his present position as Professor of Philosophy at University College Cork in 2008, where he is also the founding director of the Irish Institute for Japanese Studies. From 2009 to 2013 he was Head of the School of Philosophy and Sociology, a position that seriously detracted from his career as a researcher.

He serves on the editorial boards of journals such as Philosophy East and West and The Journal of Nietzsche Studies, and regularly reviews submissions for numerous other journals and academic publishers.

He is currently finishing up a book with the title Climate Change and China: Ways toward Lives Worth Living.

Research Interests

Most of my research nowadays is in the areas of environmental philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy of art, and mostly from a comparative perspective, between Continental European and East-Asian thought. Philosophy as practised in Europe and the United States (and in many other places) tends to be rather parochial, and so one of my concerns has been to open people’s minds to the benefits accruing from hermeneutic distance, of the kind attainable through studying Chinese and Japanese philosophy. In the ever more globalizing world of today, it seems increasingly appropriate that we should acquaint ourselves with Asian philosophical traditions (not to mention Islamic, African, Latin American, and so forth).

The book I am currently working on (woefully interrupted by more than full-time work as Head of Department and then Head of School) is called Climate Change and China: Ways toward Lives Worth Living. 

Through my translations and interpretations of Japanese philosophical texts over the years, I trust that I have helped to establish Japanese philosophy as a field to be taken seriously in the Anglophone academic world. And similarly with my comparative studies of figures like Nietzsche and Heidegger in relation to Chinese Daoism and Japanese Zen.

Publications

Books

 YearPublication
(2012)Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Friedrich Nietzsche, translated by Graham Parkes, with illustrations by Peter Suart (2012) Thus Spoke Zarathustra. London and Berkeley: The Folio Society. [Details]
(2005)Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Friedrich Nietzsche, translated with notes and an introduction by Graham Parkes (2005) Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2004)Nietzsche and Music.
Georges Liébert, translated by David Pellauer and Graham Parkes (2004) Nietzsche and Music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(2000)Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden.
François Berthier, translated by Graham Parkes (2000) Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden. Chiacgo: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(1996)Heidegger's Hidden Sources: East-Asian Influences on His Work.
Reinhard May, translated with an introduction and notes by Graham Parkes (1996) Heidegger's Hidden Sources: East-Asian Influences on His Work. London and Berkeley: Routledge. [Details]
(1994)Composing the Soul: Reaches of Nietzsche's Psychology.
Graham Parkes (1994) Composing the Soul: Reaches of Nietzsche's Psychology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(1992)Strategies for Reading Japanese: A Rational Approach to the Japanese Sentence.
Setsuko Aihara and Graham Parkes; (1992) Strategies for Reading Japanese: A Rational Approach to the Japanese Sentence. Tokyo: Japan Publications International. [Details]
(1990)The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism.
Keiji Nishitani, translated with notes and an introduction by Graham Parkes (with Setsuko Aihara) (1990) The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1974)Secret Doctrines of the Tibetan Books of the Dead.
Detlef Lauf, translated by Graham Parkes (1974) Secret Doctrines of the Tibetan Books of the Dead. London and Berkeley: Shambhala Publications. [Details]

Edited Books

 YearPublication
(2013)
Liam Leonard and Graham Parkes (Ed.). (2013) Environmental Philosophy: The Art of Life in a World of Limits. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing. [Details]
(1991)
Parkes, Graham (Ed.). (1991) Nietzsche and Asian Thought (with an introduction). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(1987)
Parkes, Graham (Ed.). (1987) Heidegger and Asian Thought (with an introduction). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]

Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2013)'The Politics of Climate Change (2): Two Obstacles to Circumvent'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'The Politics of Climate Change (2): Two Obstacles to Circumvent' In: Environmental Philosophy: the Art of Life in a World of Limits. Bingley, UK: Emerald Books. [Details]
(2013)'The Politics of Climate Change (1): Climate Science and Climate Scepticism'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'The Politics of Climate Change (1): Climate Science and Climate Scepticism' In: Environmental Philosophy: The Art of Life in a World of Limits. Bingley, UK: Emerald Books. [Details]
(2013)'Nietzsche e Nishitani: sobre a autosuperação do niilismo'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'Nietzsche e Nishitani: sobre a autosuperação do niilismo' In: O Nada absoluto e a autosuperação do niilismo: Fundamentos filosóficos da Escola de Kyoto. São Paulo: Editora PHI. [Details]
(2013)'Nietzsche and the Family'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'Nietzsche and the Family' In: The Oxford Handbook of Nietzsche. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2013)'Nietzsche’s Care for Stone: The Dead, Dance, and Flying'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'Nietzsche’s Care for Stone: The Dead, Dance, and Flying' In: Nietzsche’s Therapeutic Teaching: For Individuals and Culture. London: Bloomsbury/Continuum. [Details]
(2013)'La cascade sèche'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'La cascade sèche' In: Le goût de Kyoto. Paris: Mercure de France. [Details]
(2011)'Nietzsche, Panpsychism and Pure Experience: An East-Asian Contemplative Perspective'
Graham Parkes (2011) 'Nietzsche, Panpsychism and Pure Experience: An East-Asian Contemplative Perspective' In: Nietzsche and Phenomenology. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. [Details]
(2010)'Body-Mind and Buddha-Nature: Dōgen's Deeper Ecology'
Graham Parkes (2010) 'Body-Mind and Buddha-Nature: Dōgen's Deeper Ecology' In: Frontiers of Japanese Philosophy: Classical Japanese Philosophy. Nagoya, Japan: Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. [Details]
(2010)'Heidegger and Japanese Fascism: An Unsubstantiated Connection'
Graham Parkes (2010) 'Heidegger and Japanese Fascism: An Unsubstantiated Connection' In: Japanese and Continental Philosophy: Conversations with the Kyoto School. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. [Details]
(2009)'Stone and Sacred Space in China and Japan: Implications for Our Treatment of the Earth'
Parkes, Graham; (2009) 'Stone and Sacred Space in China and Japan: Implications for Our Treatment of the Earth' In: Nature, Space and the Sacred: Transdisciplinary Perspectves. Farnham & Burlington: Ashgate. [Details]
(2009)'Dōgen's `Mountains and Waters as Sūtras''
Parkes, Graham; (2009) 'Dōgen's `Mountains and Waters as Sūtras'' In: Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2009)'The Awareness of Rock: East-Asian Understandings and Implications'
Parkes, Graham; (2009) 'The Awareness of Rock: East-Asian Understandings and Implications' In: Mind that Abides: Panpsychism in the New Millenium. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins. [Details]
(2009)'Heidegger and Japanese Fascism: An Unsubstantiated Connection'
Graham Parkes (2009) 'Heidegger and Japanese Fascism: An Unsubstantiated Connection' In: Frontiers of Japanese Philosophy: Confluences and Cross-Currents. Nagoya, Japan: Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. [Details]
(2008)'The Symphonic Structure of Thus Spoke Zarathustra; A Preliminary Outline'
Parkes, Graham; (2008) 'The Symphonic Structure of Thus Spoke Zarathustra; A Preliminary Outline' In: Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Before Sunrise. London and New York: Continuum. [Details]
(2008)'Thinking like a Stone: Learning from the Zen Rock Garden'
Parkes, Graham; (2008) 'Thinking like a Stone: Learning from the Zen Rock Garden' In: Ontology of Consciousness: Percipient Action. Cambridge, Mass. and London: MIT Press. [Details]
(2007)'The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School'
Parkes, Graham; (2007) 'The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School' In: The Political Philosophy of the Kyoto School. London and New York: Routledge. [Details]
(2005)'On Nature (Translated from Japanese)'
Parkes, Graham (with Setsuko Aihara); (2005) 'On Nature (Translated from Japanese)' In: Confluences: Studies from East to West in Honor of V. H. Viglielmo. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]
(2005)'Kyōto Gakuha to 'fuashizumu' no retteru: gendai Amerika ni okeru kado na 'seijiteki na tadashisa' no mondai [The Putative Fascism of the Kyoto School and the Political Correctness of the Modern Academy]'
Parkes, Graham; (2005) 'Kyōto Gakuha to 'fuashizumu' no retteru: gendai Amerika ni okeru kado na 'seijiteki na tadashisa' no mondai [The Putative Fascism of the Kyoto School and the Political Correctness of the Modern Academy]' In: Sekai no naka Nihon no tetsugaku. Kyoto: Showado. [Details]
(2005)'Xifang zhexue quantongzhong xuyinqi Zhongguo zhexuejia guanzhu de neitiao zhilin [A Side-Current in the Western Philosophical Tradition of Potential Interest to Philosophers in China]'
Parkes, Graham; (2005) 'Xifang zhexue quantongzhong xuyinqi Zhongguo zhexuejia guanzhu de neitiao zhilin [A Side-Current in the Western Philosophical Tradition of Potential Interest to Philosophers in China]' In: Tangen xuanyuan. Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Press. [Details]
(2005)''On Nature' by Nishitani Keiji, translated from Japanese'
Parkes, Graham (with Setsuko Aihara); (2005) ''On Nature' by Nishitani Keiji, translated from Japanese' In: Confluences: Studies from East to West in Honor of V. H. Viglielmo. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]
(2003)'Heisenlinshang kongshengqi de taiyang [Rising Sun over Black Forest: Heidegger¿s Japanese Connections]'
Parkes, Graham; (2003) 'Heisenlinshang kongshengqi de taiyang [Rising Sun over Black Forest: Heidegger¿s Japanese Connections]' In: Haidege'er yu Dongya sixiang. Beijing: Academy of Social Sciences Press. [Details]
(2003)'Jaspers on Confucius: Understandable Misunderstandings'
Parkes, Graham; (2003) 'Jaspers on Confucius: Understandable Misunderstandings' In: Karl Jaspers on Philosophy of History and History of Philosophy. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books. [Details]
(2003)'Winds, Waters, and Earth-Energies: Fengshui and Sense of Place'
Parkes, Graham; (2003) 'Winds, Waters, and Earth-Energies: Fengshui and Sense of Place' In: Non-Western Views of Nature and the Environment. Dordrecht and Boston: Kluwer. [Details]
(2003)'Ribenren de sixiang fangshi [Ways of Japanese thinking]'
Parkes, Graham; (2003) 'Ribenren de sixiang fangshi [Ways of Japanese thinking]' In: Cong Feizhou dao Chan: Butong yangshi de zhexue. Shanghai: Shanghai Peoples Publishing House. [Details]
(2003)'Mountain Brushes, Ink of Oceans: Nature as Sacred in Japanese Buddhism'
Parkes, Graham; (2003) 'Mountain Brushes, Ink of Oceans: Nature as Sacred in Japanese Buddhism' In: Wandel zwischen den Welten. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. [Details]
(2002)'The Eloquent Stillness of Stone: Rock in the Dry Landscape Garden'
Parkes, Graham; (2002) 'The Eloquent Stillness of Stone: Rock in the Dry Landscape Garden' In: Japanese Hermeneutics: Current Debates on Aesthetics and Interpretation. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]
(2001)'The Eloquent Stillness of Stone: Rock in the Dry Landscape Garden'
Parkes, Graham; (2001) 'The Eloquent Stillness of Stone: Rock in the Dry Landscape Garden' In: La Pluralità estetica: Lasciti e irradiazioni oltre il Novecento. Turin: Trauben. [Details]
(2001)'Entre el Nacionalismo y el Nomadismo: Reflexiones acerca de los Lenguajes de la Filosofía'
Parkes, Graham; (2001) 'Entre el Nacionalismo y el Nomadismo: Reflexiones acerca de los Lenguajes de la Filosofía' In: Cultura y Modernidad. Barcelona: Kairos. [Details]
(2001)'Nietzsche and Zen Master Hakuin on the Roles of Emotion and Passion'
Parkes, Graham; (2001) 'Nietzsche and Zen Master Hakuin on the Roles of Emotion and Passion' In: Nietzsche and the Gods. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(2000)'Nature and the Human 'Redivinized': Mahâyâna Buddhist Themes in Thus Spoke Zarathustra'
Parkes, Graham; (2000) 'Nature and the Human 'Redivinized': Mahâyâna Buddhist Themes in Thus Spoke Zarathustra' In: Nietzsche and the Divine. Manchester, U.K: Clinamen Press. [Details]
(2000)'The Eloquent Stillness of Stone: Rock in the Dry Landscape Garden'
Parkes, Graham; (2000) 'The Eloquent Stillness of Stone: Rock in the Dry Landscape Garden' In: Komparative Ästhetik: Künste und ästhetische Erfahrung zwischen Asien und Europa. Cologne: edition chōra. [Details]
(2000)'The Role of Rock in the Japanese Dry Landscape Garden: A Philosophical Essay'
Parkes, Graham; (2000) 'The Role of Rock in the Japanese Dry Landscape Garden: A Philosophical Essay' In: Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(1999)'Nietzsche and Jung: Ambivalent Appreciations'
Parkes, Graham; (1999) 'Nietzsche and Jung: Ambivalent Appreciations' In: Nietzsche and Depth Psychology. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1999)'The Rock Garden at Ryôanji: From Yûgen to Kire-tsuzuki'
Parkes, Graham; (1999) 'The Rock Garden at Ryôanji: From Yûgen to Kire-tsuzuki' In: The Aesthetic Turn: Reading Eliot Deutsch on Comparative Philosophy. Chicago: Open Court. [Details]
(1999)'Shunkan ni okeru eien shin¿en (The abyss of eternity beneath the instant)'
Parkes, Graham; (1999) 'Shunkan ni okeru eien shin¿en (The abyss of eternity beneath the instant)' In: Asu no teigen (Proposals for tomorrow). Kyoto: Zen Studies Institute. [Details]
(1998)'The Place of the Human in Nature: Paradigms of Ecological Thinking, East and West'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'The Place of the Human in Nature: Paradigms of Ecological Thinking, East and West' In: Is There a Human Nature?. South Bend: University of Notre Dame Press. [Details]
(1998)'Staying Loyal to the Earth: Nietzsche as an Ecological Thinker'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'Staying Loyal to the Earth: Nietzsche as an Ecological Thinker' In: Nietzsche's Futures. Basingstoke: Macmillan. [Details]
(1998)'Nietzsche und Zhuangzi: Ein Zwischenspiel'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'Nietzsche und Zhuangzi: Ein Zwischenspiel' In: Komparative Philosophie: Begegnungen östlicher und westlicher Denkwege. Munich: Fink Verlag. [Details]
(1998)'Kiré and Iki (Translated from German)'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'Kiré and Iki (Translated from German)' In: The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (vol 2). New York: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(1998)'Death and Detachment: Montaigne, Zen, Heidegger, and the Rest'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'Death and Detachment: Montaigne, Zen, Heidegger, and the Rest' In: Death and Philosophy. London: Routledge. [Details]
(1998)'Nietzsche on the Fantastic Fabric of Experience'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'Nietzsche on the Fantastic Fabric of Experience' In: Nietzsche: Critical Assessments (vol. 2). London: Routledge. [Details]
(1997)'Voices of Mountains, Trees, and Rivers: Kûkai, Dôgen, and a Deeper Ecology'
Parkes, Graham; (1997) 'Voices of Mountains, Trees, and Rivers: Kûkai, Dôgen, and a Deeper Ecology' In: Buddhism and Ecology. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. [Details]
(1997)'Nietzsche and Nishitani on Nihilism and Tradition'
Parkes, Graham; (1997) 'Nietzsche and Nishitani on Nihilism and Tradition' In: Culture and Self: Philosophical and Religious Perspectives, East and West. Boulder: Westview Press. [Details]
(1996)'Rising Sun over Black Forest: Heidegger's Japanese Connections'
Parkes, Graham; (1996) 'Rising Sun over Black Forest: Heidegger's Japanese Connections' In: Heidegger's Hidden Sources. London: Routledge. [Details]
(1996)'Facing the Self with Masks: Perspectives on the Personal from Nietzsche and the Japanese'
Parkes, Graham; (1996) 'Facing the Self with Masks: Perspectives on the Personal from Nietzsche and the Japanese' In: The Self and Deception: Comparative Approaches. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1996)'Nietzsche and East Asian Thought: Influences, Impacts, and Resonances'
Parkes, Graham; (1996) 'Nietzsche and East Asian Thought: Influences, Impacts, and Resonances' In: The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(1995)'Ways of Japanese Thinking'
Parkes, Graham; (1995) 'Ways of Japanese Thinking' In: Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Sourcebook. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1995)'Japanese Philosophy (selected texts with introduction and commentaries)'
Parkes, Graham; (1995) 'Japanese Philosophy (selected texts with introduction and commentaries)' In: World Philosophy: A Text with Readings. New York: McGraw-Hill. [Details]
(1994)'Nietzsche and Zen Master Hakuin on the Roles of Emotion and Passion'
Parkes, Graham; (1994) 'Nietzsche and Zen Master Hakuin on the Roles of Emotion and Passion' In: Emotions in Asian Thought: A Dialogue in Comparative Philosophy. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1993)'Synergism of Text and Vision'
Parkes, Graham; (1993) 'Synergism of Text and Vision' In: Falling in Love with Wisdom. New York: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(1993)'Ren yu ziran: Nicai jexue yu daojia xueshuo zhi bijiao yanzhou'
Parkes, Graham; (1993) 'Ren yu ziran: Nicai jexue yu daojia xueshuo zhi bijiao yanzhou' In: Daojia wenhua yanjiu 2. Shanghai: Shanghai Kuji. [Details]
(1993)'Ordering the Psyche Polytic: Choices of Inner Regime for Plato and Nietzsche'
Parkes, Graham; (1993) 'Ordering the Psyche Polytic: Choices of Inner Regime for Plato and Nietzsche' In: Nietzsche und die antike Philosophie. Trier: Wissenschaftliche Verlag. [Details]
(1992)'Heidegger and Japanese Philosophy : How Much Did He Know, and When Did He Know It?'
Parkes, Graham; (1992) 'Heidegger and Japanese Philosophy : How Much Did He Know, and When Did He Know It?' In: Heidegger: Critical Assessments (vol. 4). London: Routledge. [Details]
(1992)'Ways of Japanese Thinking'
Parkes, Graham; (1992) 'Ways of Japanese Thinking' In: From Africa to Zen: An Introduction to World Philosophy. Savage, Md: Rowman & Littlefield. [Details]
(1992)'Manyou: Zhuangzi yu Salisitula'
Parkes, Graham; (1992) 'Manyou: Zhuangzi yu Salisitula' In: Daojia wenhua yanjiu [Studies in Daoist culture]. Shanghai: Shanghai Kuji Publishing House. [Details]
(1991)'From Nationalism to Nomadism: Wondering about the Languages of Philosophy'
Parkes, Graham; (1991) 'From Nationalism to Nomadism: Wondering about the Languages of Philosophy' In: Culture and Modernity: East and West. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]
(1991)'The Early Reception of Nietzsche's Philosophy in Japan'
Parkes, Graham; (1991) 'The Early Reception of Nietzsche's Philosophy in Japan' In: Nietzsche and Asian Thought. unknown: unknown. [Details]
(1991)'The Orientation of the Nietzschean Text'
Parkes, Graham; (1991) 'The Orientation of the Nietzschean Text' In: Nietzsche and Asian Thought. unknown: unknown. [Details]
(1991)'Questioning One's 'Own' from the Perspective of the Foreign (Translated from German)'
Parkes, Graham; (1991) 'Questioning One's 'Own' from the Perspective of the Foreign (Translated from German)' In: Nietzsche and Asian Thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(1990)'The Dance from Mouth to Hand: Speaking Zarathustra's Write Foot ForeWord'
Parkes, Graham; (1990) 'The Dance from Mouth to Hand: Speaking Zarathustra's Write Foot ForeWord' In: Nietzsche as Postmodernist. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1989)'Human/Nature in Nietzsche and Taoism'
Parkes, Graham; (1989) 'Human/Nature in Nietzsche and Taoism' In: Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought: Essays in Environmental Philosophy. Albany: SUNY Press. [Details]
(1987)'Afterwords - Language'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'Afterwords - Language' In: Heidegger and Asian Thought. unknown: unknown. [Details]
(1987)'Heidegger and our Translation of the Tao Te Ching (Translated from German)'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'Heidegger and our Translation of the Tao Te Ching (Translated from German)' In: Heidegger and Asian Thought. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]
(1987)'West-East Dialogue: Heidegger and Lao-tzu (Translated from German)'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'West-East Dialogue: Heidegger and Lao-tzu (Translated from German)' In: Heidegger and Asian Thought. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Details]
(1987)'Thoughts on the Way: Being and Time via Lao-Chuang'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'Thoughts on the Way: Being and Time via Lao-Chuang' In: Heidegger and Asian Thought. unknown: unknown. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2013)'Nietzsche on Rock and Stone: The Dead World, Dance and Flight'
Parkes, G (2013) 'Nietzsche on Rock and Stone: The Dead World, Dance and Flight'. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 21 :20-40 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'Where the Butterfly Meets the Moth'
Graham Parkes and Interviewer (2013) 'Where the Butterfly Meets the Moth'. Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics, [Details]
(2013)'Zhuangzi and Nietzsche on the Human and Nature'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'Zhuangzi and Nietzsche on the Human and Nature'. Environmental Philosophy, [Details]
(2013)'Kūkai and Dōgen as Exemplars of Ecological Engagement'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'Kūkai and Dōgen as Exemplars of Ecological Engagement'. The Journal of Japanese Philosophy, [Details]
(2013)'Heidegger and Nishitani on Nature and Technology'
Graham Parkes (2013) 'Heidegger and Nishitani on Nature and Technology'. Taiwan Journal of East Asian Studies, [Details]
(2012)'Lao-Zhuang and Heidegger on Nature and Technology'
Parkes, G (2012) 'Lao-Zhuang and Heidegger on Nature and Technology'. Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 39 :112-133 [DOI] [Details]
(2012)'Awe and Humility in the Face of Things: Somatic Practice in East-Asian Philosophies'
Graham Parkes (2012) 'Awe and Humility in the Face of Things: Somatic Practice in East-Asian Philosophies'. The European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, [Details]
(2012)'Nuclear Power after Fukushima 2011: Promethean and Buddhist Perspectives'
Graham Parkes (2012) 'Nuclear Power after Fukushima 2011: Promethean and Buddhist Perspectives'. Buddhist-Christian Studies, [Details]
(2006)'La natura e l'umano «ridivinizzato: Temi del buddhismo mahâyâna in Così parlò Zarathustra'
Parkes, Graham; (2006) 'La natura e l'umano «ridivinizzato: Temi del buddhismo mahâyâna in Così parlò Zarathustra'. Simplegadi, 11 (27):99-118 [Details]
(2005)'Review of 'Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China' by Mark Elvin'
Parkes, Graham; (2005) 'Review of 'Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China' by Mark Elvin'. China Review International, 12 (2):404-406 [Details]
(2005)'Thinking Rocks, Living Stones: Reflections on Chinese Lithophilia'
Parkes, Graham; (2005) 'Thinking Rocks, Living Stones: Reflections on Chinese Lithophilia'. Diogenes, 52 (4):75-87 [Details]
(2005)'Nietzsche's Environmental Philosophy: A Trans-European Perspective'
Parkes, Graham; (2005) 'Nietzsche's Environmental Philosophy: A Trans-European Perspective'. Environmental Ethics, 27 (1):77-91 [Details]
(2004)'La Pensée des Rochers - la Vie des Pierres: Réflexions sur une Passion Chinoise'
Parkes, Graham; (2004) 'La Pensée des Rochers - la Vie des Pierres: Réflexions sur une Passion Chinoise'. Diogène, 207 :95-111 [Details]
(2003)'Lao-Zhuang and Heidegger on Nature and Technology'
Parkes, Graham; (2003) 'Lao-Zhuang and Heidegger on Nature and Technology'. Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 29 (3):19-38 [Details]
(2002)'Kyôto Gakuha to 'fuashizumu' no retteru: gendai Amerika ni okeru kado na 'seijiteki na tadashisa' no mondai'
Parkes, Graham; (2002) 'Kyôto Gakuha to 'fuashizumu' no retteru: gendai Amerika ni okeru kado na 'seijiteki na tadashisa' no mondai'. Zengaku Kenkyû, 81 :276-302 [Details]
(2000)'La Trasmutazione delle Emozioni nello Zen Rinzai e in Nietzsche'
Parkes, Graham; (2000) 'La Trasmutazione delle Emozioni nello Zen Rinzai e in Nietzsche'. Simplegadi, 5 (13):19-35 [Details]
(2000)''Nietzsche and Early Buddhism' and 'Reply to Robert Morrison''
Parkes, Graham; (2000) ''Nietzsche and Early Buddhism' and 'Reply to Robert Morrison''. Philosophy East and West, 50 (2):254-267-279-284 [Details]
(1998)'Practicing Philosophy as a Matter of Life and Death'
Parkes, Graham; (1998) 'Practicing Philosophy as a Matter of Life and Death'. Zen Buddhism Today, 15 :58-67 [Details]
(1997)'The Putative Fascism of the Kyoto School and the Political Correctness of the Modern Academy'
Parkes, Graham; (1997) 'The Putative Fascism of the Kyoto School and the Political Correctness of the Modern Academy'. Philosophy East and West, 47 (3):305-336 [Details]
(1997)'Composing the Soul : Eine Erwiderung an Steilberg'
Parkes, Graham; (1997) 'Composing the Soul : Eine Erwiderung an Steilberg'. Nietzsche-Studien, 26 :529-536 [Details]
(1997)'Floods of Life around Granite of Fate: Nietzsche and Emerson as Thinkers of Nature'
Parkes, Graham; (1997) 'Floods of Life around Granite of Fate: Nietzsche and Emerson as Thinkers of Nature'. A Journal of The American Renaissance, 43 :207-240 [Details]
(1997)'Resources for Ecological Thinking in the Philosophy of Nishitani Keiji'
Graham Parkes (1997) 'Resources for Ecological Thinking in the Philosophy of Nishitani Keiji'. Zen Buddhism Today, [Details]
(1996)'Responses to Conway and Crawford in 'Review Symposium on Composing the Soul''
Parkes, Graham; (1996) 'Responses to Conway and Crawford in 'Review Symposium on Composing the Soul''. Journal of Nietzsche Studies, 12 :93-98-117-120 [Details]
(1995)'The Cosmic Buddha Expounds the Teachings through Rocks and Trees: Ecological Thinking through Japanese Buddhist Ideas'
Parkes, Graham; (1995) 'The Cosmic Buddha Expounds the Teachings through Rocks and Trees: Ecological Thinking through Japanese Buddhist Ideas'. Anais Universitarios, 6 :93-107 [Details]
(1995)'Nietzsche on the Fabric(ation) of Experience'
Parkes, Graham; (1995) 'Nietzsche on the Fabric(ation) of Experience'. The Journal of Nietzsche Studies, 9 (10):7-35 [Details]
(1994)'Phantasy Projections of the Multiple Psyche in 8.5 and Last Year at Marienbad'
Parkes, Graham; (1994) 'Phantasy Projections of the Multiple Psyche in 8.5 and Last Year at Marienbad'. Philosophy and Film, 1 :42-54 [Details]
(1993)'Wanderers in the Shadow of Nihilism: Nietzsche's 'Good Europeans''
Parkes, Graham; (1993) 'Wanderers in the Shadow of Nihilism: Nietzsche's 'Good Europeans''. History of European Ideas, 16 (4-6):585-590 [Details]
(1993)'Nietzsche and Nishitani on the Self-Overcoming of Nihilism'
Parkes, Graham; (1993) 'Nietzsche and Nishitani on the Self-Overcoming of Nihilism'. International Studies in Philosophy, 25 (2):51-60 [Details]
(1992)'Nishitani Keiji: Citizen of the Cosmos?'
Parkes, Graham; (1992) 'Nishitani Keiji: Citizen of the Cosmos?'. The Eastern Buddhist, 25 (1):105-109 [Details]
(1991)'Ordering the Psyche Polytic: Choices of Inner Regime for Plato and Nietzsche'
Parkes, Graham; (1991) 'Ordering the Psyche Polytic: Choices of Inner Regime for Plato and Nietzsche'. The Journal of Nietzsche Studies, 2 :53-77 [Details]
(1990)'The Transformation of Emotion in Rinzai Zen and Nietzsche'
Parkes, Graham; (1990) 'The Transformation of Emotion in Rinzai Zen and Nietzsche'. The Eastern Buddhist, 23 (1):10-25 [Details]
(1989)'A Cast of Many: Nietzsche and Depth-Psychological Pluralism'
Parkes, Graham; (1989) 'A Cast of Many: Nietzsche and Depth-Psychological Pluralism'. Man and World, 22 (4):453-470 [Details]
(1987)'Facing the Masks: Persona and Self in Nietzsche, Rilke and Mishima'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'Facing the Masks: Persona and Self in Nietzsche, Rilke and Mishima'. MOSAIC: a Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, 20 (3):65-79 [Details]
(1987)'Dôgen/Heidegger/Dôgen'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'Dôgen/Heidegger/Dôgen'. Philosophy East and West, 37 (4):437-454 [Details]
(1987)'Reflections on Projections: Changing Conditions in Watching Films'
Parkes, Graham; (1987) 'Reflections on Projections: Changing Conditions in Watching Films'. The Journal of Aesthetic Education, 21 (3):77-82 [Details]
(1984)'Haideggâ to Rô-Sô Shisô: mu no yô, sono kanôsei o megutte'
Parkes, Graham; (1984) 'Haideggâ to Rô-Sô Shisô: mu no yô, sono kanôsei o megutte'. Risô, 608 :22-44 [Details]
(1984)'Intimations of Taoist Ideas in Early Heidegger'
Parkes, Graham; (1984) 'Intimations of Taoist Ideas in Early Heidegger'. The Journal of Chinese Philo­sophy, 11 (4):353-374 [Details]
(1984)'Nietzsche and Nishitani on the Self through Time'
Parkes, Graham; (1984) 'Nietzsche and Nishitani on the Self through Time'. The Eastern Buddhist, 17 (2):55-74 [Details]
(1984)'Unter dem Augenblick¿der Abgrund der Ewigkeit'
Parkes, Graham; (1984) 'Unter dem Augenblick¿der Abgrund der Ewigkeit'. Zen Buddhism Today, 2 :47-59 [Details]
(1984)'Current Movements in Viewing Paintings: Reflections on Reflections'
Parkes, Graham; (1984) 'Current Movements in Viewing Paintings: Reflections on Reflections'. The Journal of Aesthetic Education, 18 (3):111-115 [Details]
(1983)'The Wandering Dance: Chuang-Tzu and Zarathustra'
Parkes, Graham; (1983) 'The Wandering Dance: Chuang-Tzu and Zarathustra'. Philosophy East and West, 29 (3):235-250 [Details]
(1983)'The Overflowing Soul: Images of Transformation in Nietzsche's Zarathustra'
Parkes, Graham; (1983) 'The Overflowing Soul: Images of Transformation in Nietzsche's Zarathustra'. Man and World, 16 (3):335-348 [Details]
(1982)'Imagining Reality in To the Lighthouse'
Parkes, Graham; (1982) 'Imagining Reality in To the Lighthouse'. Philosophy and Literature, 6 (1):33-44 [Details]

Other Journals

 YearPublication
(2012)'Ehrfurcht gegenüber den Dingen dieser Welt: Körplerliche Übung in ostasiatischen Philosophien'
Graham Parkes (2012) 'Ehrfurcht gegenüber den Dingen dieser Welt: Körplerliche Übung in ostasiatischen Philosophien' Polylog: Zeitschrift für interkulturelles Philosophieren, . [Details]
(2010)'From Earth’s Veins to the Body’s Meridians: Classical Chinese Views of the Environment and Health'
Graham Parkes (2010) 'From Earth’s Veins to the Body’s Meridians: Classical Chinese Views of the Environment and Health' Cognoscenza Religiosa, . [Details]
(2009)'Zha la si te la ru shi shuo di jiao xiang gou: chubu gou le'
Graham Parkes (2009) 'Zha la si te la ru shi shuo di jiao xiang gou: chubu gou le' World Philosophy, . [Details]
(2009)'Heidegger and Japanese Fascism: An Unsubstantiated Connection'
Graham Parkes (2009) 'Heidegger and Japanese Fascism: An Unsubstantiated Connection' Pli: The Warwick Journal of Philosophy, . [Details]
(2009)'Thinking Images: Doing Philosophy in Film and Video'
Graham Parkes (2009) 'Thinking Images: Doing Philosophy in Film and Video' Educational Perspectives, . [Details]

Translations

 YearPublication
(2011)The meaning of Nihilism for Japan.
Keiji Nishitani (2011) The meaning of Nihilism for Japan. Translations [Details]
(2005)On Nature.
Keiji Nishitani (2005) On Nature. Translations [Details]
(1998)Ki-re and Iki.
Ryosuke Ohashi (1998) Ki-re and Iki. Translations [Details]
(1993)The Chinese Notion of ‘Blandness’.
François Jullien (1993) The Chinese Notion of ‘Blandness’. Translations [Details]
(1992)Nishitani Keiji: Sitting on a High, Bare Mountain Peak.
Eberhard Scheiffele (1992) Nishitani Keiji: Sitting on a High, Bare Mountain Peak. Translations [Details]
(1991)Language and Silence: Self-Inquiry in Heidegger and Zen.
Tetsuaki Kotoh (1991) Language and Silence: Self-Inquiry in Heidegger and Zen. Translations [Details]
(1991)Nietzsche’s Early Encounters with Asian Thought.
Johann Figl (1991) Nietzsche’s Early Encounters with Asian Thought. Translations [Details]
(1991)The Problem of the Body in Dōgen and Nietzsche.
Kogaku Arifuku (1991) The Problem of the Body in Dōgen and Nietzsche. Translations [Details]
(1991)Nietzsche’s Conception of Nature from an East-Asian Point of View.
Ryogi Okochi (1991) Nietzsche’s Conception of Nature from an East-Asian Point of View. Translations [Details]
(1991)On Moods.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1991) On Moods. Translations [Details]
(1991)Questioning One’s ‘Own’ from the Perspective of the Foreign.
Eberhard Scheiffele (1991) Questioning One’s ‘Own’ from the Perspective of the Foreign. Translations [Details]
(1991)Nietzsche and the Suffering of the Indian Ascetic.
Michel Hulin (1991) Nietzsche and the Suffering of the Indian Ascetic. Translations [Details]
(1987)West-East Dialogue: Heidegger and Lao-tzu.
Otto Pöggeler (1987) West-East Dialogue: Heidegger and Lao-tzu. Translations [Details]
(1987)Heidegger and our Translation of the Tao Te Ching.
Shih-yi Hsiao (1987) Heidegger and our Translation of the Tao Te Ching. Translations [Details]

Encyclopedia Entries

 YearPublication
(2008)Entry on Fengshui.
Parkes, Graham; (2008) Entry on Fengshui. London and New York:Springer. Encyclopedia Entries. [Details]
(2005)Entry on Japanese Aesthetics.
Parkes, Graham; (2005) Entry on Japanese Aesthetics. . Encyclopedia Entries.   [Details]
(1999)Entry on Dôgen.
Parkes, Graham; (1999) Entry on Dôgen. Oxford:Blackwell . Encyclopedia Entries. [Details]
(1998)Entry on Nishitani Keiji.
Parkes, Graham; (1998) Entry on Nishitani Keiji. Routledge. Encyclopedia Entries. [Details]
(1997)Entry on Nihilism.
Parkes, Graham; (1997) Entry on Nihilism. Garland Publishing. Encyclopedia Entries. [Details]
(1995)Entries on Japanese Philosophy; Absolute Nothingness; Neo-Confucianism; Kûkai, Dôgen, Nishida Kitarô, Tanabe Hajime, Watsuji Tetsurô, and Nishitani Keiji.
Parkes, Graham; (1995) Entries on Japanese Philosophy; Absolute Nothingness; Neo-Confucianism; Kûkai, Dôgen, Nishida Kitarô, Tanabe Hajime, Watsuji Tetsurô, and Nishitani Keiji. Oxford:Oxford University Press. Encyclopedia Entries. [Details]

Video recording / TV

 YearPublication
(2006)'Flânerie'.
Parkes, Graham; (2006) 'Flânerie'. Video recording / TV   [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2006$10,000 Award to develop a course on 'Hellenistic Contemplative Practices and Zen Mindfulness' American Council of Learned Societies

Conference Contributions

 YearPublication
(2006)The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School,
Parkes, Graham; (2006) The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School. [Oral Presentation], The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School, Institute of East-Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Paris , 01-DEC-06 - 01-DEC-06. [Details]
(2006)American Philosophical Association,
Parkes, Graham; (2006) Translating Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra. [Oral Presentation], American Philosophical Association, American Philosophical Association, Washington DC , 01-DEC-06 - 01-DEC-06. [Details]
(2006)A Brief Environmental History of China from a Daoist Perspective,
Parkes, Graham; (2006) A Brief Environmental History of China from a Daoist Perspective. [Oral Presentation], A Brief Environmental History of China from a Daoist Perspective, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva N.Y , 01-MAR-06 - 01-MAR-06. [Details]
(2006)American Philosophical Association,
Parkes, Graham; (2006) No Descartes in China: Implications for the Earth. [Oral Presentation], American Philosophical Association, Washington DC , 01-DEC-06 - 01-DEC-06. [Details]
(2005)Buddhist Impermanence, Natural Science, and Human Flourishing,
Parkes, Graham; (2005) Buddhist Impermanence, Natural Science, and Human Flourishing. [Oral Presentation], Buddhist Impermanence, Natural Science, and Human Flourishing, Ryukoku University, Kyoto , 01-JUN-05 - 01-JUN-05. [Details]
(2005)Open Letter to President Hu Jintao: A Chinese Philosophical Approach to Environmental Issues,
Parkes, Graham; (2005) Open Letter to President Hu Jintao: A Chinese Philosophical Approach to Environmental Issues. [Oral Presentation], Open Letter to President Hu Jintao: A Chinese Philosophical Approach to Environmental Issues, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences , 01-OCT-05 - 01-OCT-05. [Details]
(2004)Walter Benjamin's Paris: Projecting the Arcades,
Parkes, Graham; (2004) Walter Benjamin's Paris: Projecting the Arcades. [Oral Presentation], Walter Benjamin's Paris: Projecting the Arcades, Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness, University of British Columbia, Vancouver , 01-NOV-04 - 01-NOV-04. [Details]
(2004)A Side-Current in the Western Philosophical Tradition of Potential Interest to Philosophers in China,
Parkes, Graham; (2004) A Side-Current in the Western Philosophical Tradition of Potential Interest to Philosophers in China. [Oral Presentation], A Side-Current in the Western Philosophical Tradition of Potential Interest to Philosophers in China, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences , 01-JUN-04 - 01-JUN-04. [Details]
(2004)Nietzsche's Thinking Places: from the Alps to the Mediterranean,
Parkes, Graham; (2004) Nietzsche's Thinking Places: from the Alps to the Mediterranean. [Oral Presentation], Nietzsche's Thinking Places: from the Alps to the Mediterranean, Institute of Philosophy, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands , 01-MAY-04 - 01-MAY-04. [Details]

Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
University College Cork Professor and Head of Philosophy01-JUL-08 /
University of Hawaii Professor of Philosophy01-JAN-79 / 01-JAN-08
University of California Santa Cruz Lecturer in Philosophy01-JAN-76 / 01-JAN-79

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
1970Oxford BAPhilosophy, Psychology
1976University of California. Berkeley PhDPhilosophy

Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
Philosophy East And West Referee01-JAN-03 - 31-DEC-08
Journal Of Nietzsche Studies Referee01-JAN-03 - 01-JAN-08

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