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An encouragement of learning
Gakumon no susume. English
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The intellectual and social theorist Yukichi Fukuzawa wrote An Encouragement of Learning (1872?1876) as a series of pamphlets as he completed his critical masterpiece, An Outline of a Theory of Civ...
The intellectual and social theorist Yukichi Fukuzawa wrote An Encouragement of Learning (1872?1876) as a series of pamphlets as he completed his critical masterpiece, An Outline of a Theory of Civilization (1875). Closely linked, the two texts illustrate the core tenets of Fukuzawa's theoretical outlook: freedom and equality as inherent to human nature, independence as the goal of any individual and nation, and the transformation of the Japanese mind as key to moving forward in a rapidly evolving political and cultural landscape. Fukuzawa called for the adoption of Western modes of ...
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- Creator
- Fukuzawa Yukichi ; translated by David A. Dilworth ; introduction by Nishikawa Shunsaku
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- Language
- English
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- New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
- ©2012
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- 1 online resource (xxxi, 156 pages)
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- ISBNs
- 0231167148, 0231536615, 9780231536615, 9780231167147
- OCLC
- ocn830992662, ocn865332246
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The equality of men -- The equality of nations -- National independence through personal independence -- The duty of scholars -- Speech delivered 1 January 1874 -- The importance of national laws -- The duties of citizens of the nation -- Respect for the independence of others -- A letter to old friends in Nakatsu stating two ways of learning -- Letter to old friends in Nakatsu, continued -- The falsity of the idea of moral subordination -- An encouragement of public speaking -- The refinement of conduct -- The damage of envy in society -- A criticism in people's thoughts -- The meaning of the word sewa -- Methodic doubt and selective judgment -- The spirit of independence in everyday affairs -- The compatibility of intention and activity -- On popularity