ROBERT E. CARTER, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Interdisciplinary M.A. Programme at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Carter has long been interested in the writings of Nishida and in a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideas. He is author/editor of several books including Dimensions of Moral Education; God, The Self and Nothingness Reflections: Eastern and Western; and Nothingness Beyond God: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Nishida Kitaro.