An outline of a theory of civilization / Yukichi Fukuzawa ; revised translation, David A. Dilworth and G. Cameron Hurst III ; introduction by Takenori Inoki.
2009
DS821 .F87413 2009eb
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Title
An outline of a theory of civilization / Yukichi Fukuzawa ; revised translation, David A. Dilworth and G. Cameron Hurst III ; introduction by Takenori Inoki.
Uniform Title
Bunmeiron no gairyaku. English
ISBN
1283008327
9781283008327
9780231525268
0231525265
9780231150729 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0231150725 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780231150736 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0231150733 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781283008327
9780231525268
0231525265
9780231150729 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0231150725 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780231150736 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0231150733 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Columbia University Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxvii, 278 pages)
Call Number
DS821 .F87413 2009eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)715160152
Summary
Yukichi Fukuzawa rose from low samurai origins to become one of the finest intellectuals and social thinkers of modern Japan. Through his best-selling works, he helped transform an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged international force. In Outline of a Theory of Civilization, the author's most sustained philosophical text, Fukuzawa translates and adapts a range of Western works for a Japanese audience, establishing the social, cultural, and political avenues through which Japan could connect with other countries. Echoing the ideas of Western contemporaries such as.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Cover
Contents
Translators8217; New Foreword And Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note On The Text
Preface
Chapter 1. Establishing A Basis Of Argumentation
Chapter 2. Western Civilization As Our Goal
Chapter 3. The Essence Of Civilization
Chapter 4. The Knowledge And Virtue Of The People Of A Country
Chapter 5. A Continuation Of The Preceding Chapter
Chapter 6. The Distinction Between Knowledge And Virtue
Chapter 7. The Proper Times And Places For Knowledge And Virtue
Chapter 8. The Origins Of Western Civilization
Chapter 9. The Origins Of Japanese Civilization
Chapter 10. A Discussion Of Our National Independence
Appendix: Chronology of Japanese History, With Special Reference to Fukuzawa Yukichi And an Outline of a Theory of Civilization
Fukuzawa Yukichi: Some Representative Writings
Further Reading
Index
Translators.
Contents
Translators8217; New Foreword And Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note On The Text
Preface
Chapter 1. Establishing A Basis Of Argumentation
Chapter 2. Western Civilization As Our Goal
Chapter 3. The Essence Of Civilization
Chapter 4. The Knowledge And Virtue Of The People Of A Country
Chapter 5. A Continuation Of The Preceding Chapter
Chapter 6. The Distinction Between Knowledge And Virtue
Chapter 7. The Proper Times And Places For Knowledge And Virtue
Chapter 8. The Origins Of Western Civilization
Chapter 9. The Origins Of Japanese Civilization
Chapter 10. A Discussion Of Our National Independence
Appendix: Chronology of Japanese History, With Special Reference to Fukuzawa Yukichi And an Outline of a Theory of Civilization
Fukuzawa Yukichi: Some Representative Writings
Further Reading
Index
Translators.
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Print version: Fukuzawa, Yukichi, 1835-1901. Bunmeiron no gairyaku. English. Outline of a theory of civilization. New York : Columbia University Press, 2009
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