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Bushido, the Soul of Japan

A work by Nitobe Inazō, first published in 1899

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  • What korrents draws from it

    The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves, Chivalry is as native to Japan as the cherry blossom and is still a living moral force there, Under feudalism, benevolence is what saved Japan from despotism of the worst kind …

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  • Connections

    Nitobe Inazō

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Key facts

First published
18992
Edition korrents quotes
tenth revised edition, 19053
Claims on korrents
71

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Chivalry is as native to Japan as the cherry blossom and is still a living moral force there (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Under feudalism, benevolence is what saved Japan from despotism of the worst kind (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Feudalism should not be identified with despotism (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Politeness that comes only from fear of offending taste is a poor virtue; it should express regard for others' feelings (opens korrents.com)1

  6. Discipline in self-control can go too far, repressing the soul and distorting pliant natures (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Written by

  • Nitobe Inazō

Sources

  1. Bushido, the Soul of Japan (tenth revised edition, 1905) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Bushido: The Soul of Japan, Q2928718 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)
  3. Bushido, the Soul of Japan (tenth revised edition, 1905) (gutenberg.org) (opens gutenberg.org)

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