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Like Chinese and Korean Confucianism, Edo Neo-Confucianism is a social and ethical philosophy based on metaphysical ideas. The philosophy can be characterized as humanistic and rationalistic, with the belief that the universe could be understood through human reason, and that it was up to man to create a harmonious relationship between the universe and the individual.
From a global perspective, Japanese culture scores higher on emancipative values (individual freedom and equality between individuals) and individualism than most other cultures, including those from the Middle East and Northern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, India and other South Asian countries, Central Asia, South-East Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Central America and South America.
Japanese Moral Education Past and Present. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 0-8386-3693-4. Miyoshi, Nobuhiro (2004). Henry Dyer, Pioneer Of Education In Japan. Global Oriental. ISBN 1-901903-66-4. Shibata, Masako (2005). Japan and Germany under the U.S. Occupation: A Comparative Analysis of Post-War Education Reform. Lexington Books.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 December 2024. Moral code of the samurai This article is about the Japanese concept of chivalry. For other uses, see Bushido (disambiguation). A samurai in his armor in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato Bushidō (武士道, "the way of the warrior") is a moral code concerning samurai ...
The extreme disparity in economic and military power between Japan and the Western colonial powers was a great cause for concern for the early Meiji leadership. The motto Fukoku kyōhei (enrich the country and strengthen the military) symbolized Meiji period nationalistic policies to provide government support to strengthen strategic industries.
Japanese philosophy has historically been a fusion of both indigenous Shinto and continental religions, such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.Formerly heavily influenced by both Chinese philosophy and Indian philosophy, as with Mitogaku and Zen, much modern Japanese philosophy is now also influenced by Western philosophy.
The emphasis of the document is not so much on the basic laws by which the state was to be governed, such as one may expect from a modern constitution, but rather it was a highly Buddhist and Confucian document that focused on the morals and virtues that were to be expected of government officials and the emperor's subjects to ensure a smooth ...
This category is for articles on history books with Japan as a topic. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. E.