Bushido: The Soul of Japan

Bushido: The Soul of Japan by NITOBE, Inazō

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. (Summary by Availle)

Total running time: 3:49:59 Read by Availle

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Chapters:

• Prefaces
  
• Bushido as an Ethical System
  
• Sources of Bushido
  
• Rectitude or Justice
  
• Courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing
  
• Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress
  
• Politeness
  
• Veracity or Truthfulness
  
• Honor
  
• The Duty of Loyalty
  
• Education and Training of a Samurai
  
• Self-Control
  
• The Institutions of Suicide and Redress
  
• The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai
  
• The Training and Position of Woman
  
• The Influence of Bushido
  
• Is Bushido Still Alive?
  
• The Future of Bushido
  
  
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