Lucas Murata

Japanese philosophy and nihilism

Hello, I'm Lucas Murata. I research Japanese philosophy — especially the work of Nishida Kitarō — in dialogue with the problem of nihilism. I hold a Master's in Philosophy from the State University of Londrina (UEL) and am currently a doctoral candidate in the field.

I also translate Japanese philosophical texts into Portuguese, including works by Nishida Kitarō.

Here you'll find my articles, translations, presentations, and books.

Here is my Lattes CV.

Articles

• A crítica de Schlick ao conhecimento sintético a priori de Kant [Schlick’s critique of Kant’s synthetic a priori knowledge] — Virtualia Journal, vol. 1, pp. 141–158, 2026.
• O problema da consciência no primeiro Nishida: uma análise a partir do conceito de experiência pura [The problem of consciousness in the early Nishida: an analysis based on the concept of pure experience] — Polymatheia, vol. 17, pp. 150–168, 2024.
• A experiência pura em Nishida como conhecimento imediato da realidade [Pure experience in Nishida as immediate knowledge of reality] — Revista Paranaense de Filosofia, vol. 4, pp. 99–117, 2024.

Translations

• Textos escolhidos — Lugar, Eu e Tu e Autoidentidade e continuidade do mundo [Selected Texts — Place, I and Thou, and Self-Identity and Continuity of the World], by Nishida Kitarō — Editora Phi, Campinas, 2024. (book)
• Autoidentidade e continuidade do mundo: primeiro capítulo [Self-Identity and Continuity of the World: first chapter], by Nishida Kitarō — Modernos & Contemporâneos (Unicamp), 2023.

Presentations

• Beyond Dualities: Nishida Kitarō’s Concept of God and the Unity of Experience — Concepts of God in Underrepresented Religious Traditions, João Pessoa, 2025.

Books

• Deploy final — a short story (in Portuguese)