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Bushido, the Soul of Japan — Inazo Nitobe

Bushido, the Soul of Japan

Inazo Nitobe

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 86 pages

Bushido, the Soul of Japan is a collection of essays by Inazo Nitobe that explains the ethical code of the samurai, known as bushido. It explores virtues such as honor, duty, and loyalty, and how they shaped Japanese culture. Listeners interested in Japan's moral traditions will find it an accessible introduction.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. BUSHIDO THE SOUL OF JAPAN
  2. PREFACE
  3. PREFACE TO THE TENTH AND REVISED EDITION
  4. CONTENTS
  5. BUSHIDO AS AN ETHICAL SYSTEM.
  6. SOURCES OF BUSHIDO,
  7. RECTITUDE OR JUSTICE,
  8. COURAGE, THE SPIRIT OF DARING AND BEARING,
  9. BENEVOLENCE, THE FEELING OF DISTRESS,
  10. POLITENESS,
  11. VERACITY OR TRUTHFULNESS,
  12. HONOR,
  13. THE DUTY OF LOYALTY,
  14. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF A SAMURAI,
  15. SELF-CONTROL,
  16. THE INSTITUTIONS OF SUICIDE AND REDRESS,
  17. THE SWORD THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI,
  18. THE TRAINING AND POSITION OF WOMAN.
  19. THE INFLUENCE OF BUSHIDO
  20. IS BUSHIDO STILL ALIVE?
  21. THE FUTURE OF BUSHIDO,
  22. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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