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Yukichi Fukuzawa 
An Encouragement of Learning 

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The intellectual and social theorist Yukichi Fukuzawa wrote An Encouragement of Learning (1872–1876) as a series of pamphlets while completing his critical masterpiece, An Outline of a Theory of Civilization (1875). These closely linked texts illustrate the core tenets of his philosophical 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 advancing in a rapidly evolving political and cultural world.
In these essays, Fukuzawa advocated for the adoption of Western modes of education to help the Japanese people build a modern nation. He also believed that human beings’ treatment of one another extended to and was reflected in their government’s behavior, echoing the work of John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and other Western thinkers in a classically structured Eastern text. This volume translates the full text into English and includes a chronology of Japanese history as it relates to Fukuzawa and his work. An introduction provides additional background on the life and influence of this profound thinker, and a selection of representative writings and suggestions for further reading fully introduce readers to the rare brilliance of his thought.

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Table des matières

Translator’s New Foreword and Acknowledgments
Introduction by Nishikawa Shunsaku
A Note on the Text
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Four
Section Five
Section Six
Section Seven
Section Eight
Section Nine
Section Ten
Section Eleven
Section Twelve
Section Thirteen
Section Fourteen
Section Fifteen
Section Sixteen
Section Seventeen
Appendix: A Defense of Gakumon no Susume
Appendix: Chronology of Japanese History, with Special Reference to Fukuzawa Yukichi and An Encouragement of Learning
Appendix: Fukuzawa Yukichi: Some Representative Writings and Further Reading
Index

A propos de l’auteur

Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835–1901) founded Keio University, the first private university in modern Japan, and was an engaged speaker and controversial journalist. His books include An Outline of a Theory of Civilization, The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa, and Conditions in the West.Shunsaku Nishikawa is professor emeritus at Keio University, where he also served as the director of the Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies at the Keio Institute of East Asian Studies. His books include The Labor Market in Japan: Select Readings.David A. Dilworth is professor of philosophy at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is also the translator, with G. Cameron Hurst III, of Yukichi Fukuzawa’s An Outline of a Theory of Civilization.
Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780231536615 ● Taille du fichier 18.0 MB ● Traducteur David Dilworth ● Maison d’édition Columbia University Press ● Lieu New York ● Pays US ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2843910 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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