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Bushido, the Soul of Japan

by Inazo Nitobe

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  1. Prefaces

    8:22

  2. Bushido as an Ethical System

    10:43

  3. Sources of Bushido

    13:15

  4. Rectitude or Justice

    6:41

  5. Courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing

    9:22

  6. Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress

    15:02

  7. Politeness

    13:25

  8. Veracity or Truthfulness

    12:43

  9. Honor

    11:29

  10. The Duty of Loyalty

    14:01

  11. Education and Training of a Samurai

    10:18

  12. Self-Control

    9:30

  13. The Institutions of Suicide and Redress

    24:38

  14. The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai

    8:11

  15. The Training and Position of Woman

    21:50

  16. The Influence of Bushido

    10:44

  17. Is Bushido Still Alive?

    15:47

  18. The Future of Bushido

    13:58

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A question about moral education prompts Inazo Nitobe to examine the customs he learned while Japanese feudal life still shaped his childhood. In Bushido, the Soul of Japan, he explains the ethical outlook associated with the samurai and considers how its influence continued after the institutions that supported it had changed. His account draws on personal recollection and uses European history and literature to make Japanese ideas clearer to foreign readers.

The discussion moves from justice, courage and loyalty to the education of a warrior. Nitobe describes a curriculum that joins physical skills with calligraphy, ethics, literature and history, treating character as more important than the accumulation of knowledge. His comments on money reveal another tension: practical needs existed alongside a code that distrusted financial ambition.

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Inazo Nitobe

Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933) was a Japanese agricultural economist, educator, diplomat and writer. He taught at Sapporo Agricultural College, Kyoto Imperial University and Tokyo Imperial University, and served as deputy secretary general of the League of Nations. He also worked for women's education, helping to found the Tsuda Eigaku Juku.

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First published
1899
Reading time
About 2 hours
Pages
74
Language
English
Genre
History
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