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An encouragement of learning /

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 theoretic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fukuzawa, Yukichi, 1835-1901 (Author)
Other Authors: Dilworth, David A., 1934- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Japonés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.