Bushido Samurai Ethics and the Soul of Japan

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ISBN: 9780486433912 | 0486433919
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/18/2004

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In this eloquent work, Nitobeacute; eloquently explains the persistence of feudal Japan's morals, ethics, and etiquette into modern times. He takes a far-reaching approach, drawing examples from indigenous traditions Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and the philosophies of samurai and sages as well as from ancient and modern Western thinkers.

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PREFACE TO THE TENTH AND REVISED EDITION	ix
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION	xi
INTRODUCTION	1	(4)
I.- BUSHIDO AS AN ETHICAL SYSTEM	5	(6)
II.- SOURCES OF BUSHIDO	11	(6)
III.- RECTITUDE OR JUSTICE	17	(4)
IV.-COURAGE, THE SPIRIT OF DARING AND BEARING	21	(4)
V.- BENEVOLENCE, THE FEELING OF DISTRESS	25	(8)
VI.- POLITENESS	33	(6)
VII.- VERACITY AND SINCERITY	39	(6)
VIII.- HONOUR	45	(6)
IX.- THE DUTY OF LOYALTY	51	(6)
X.-THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF A SAMURAI	57	(4)
XI.- SELF-CONTROL	61	(4)
XII.-THE INSTITUTIONS OF SUICIDE AND REDRESS	65	(10)
XIII.-THE SWORD, THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI	75	(4)
XIV.- THE TRAINING AND POSITION OF WOMAN	79	(10)
XV.- THE INFLUENCE OF BUSHIDO	89	(6)
XVI.- IS BUSHIDO STILL ALIVE?	95	(8)
XVII.-THE FUTURE OF BUSHIDO	103	(6)
INDEX	109

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