Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
by Loyal Books
January 2, 2024 11:00 am
Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe was one of the first books on samurai ethics that was originally written in English for a Western audience, and has been subsequently translated into many other languages (also Japanese). Nitobe found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control, and he uses his deep knowledge of Western culture to draw comparisons with Medieval Chivalry, Philosophy, and Christianity.
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00 Preface
4 months ago01 Bushido as an Ethical System
4 months ago02 Sources of Bushido
4 months ago03 Rectitude or Justice
4 months ago04 Courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing
4 months ago05 Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress
4 months ago06 Politeness
4 months ago07 Veracity or Truthfulness
4 months ago08 Honor
4 months ago09 The Duty of Loyalty
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