The bushido as a code of ethics may has fade away, but the its power will lives on.
In the Bushido: The Soul of Japan, the last two chapters discussed about the the bushido in the context of morden japan and the future of bushido. In the chapter “Is Bushido alive?” , the author believes that although the bushido as a code of ethics is dead the effect is still there deep-rooted in the morden-day Japanese society. "We are told every day how Europe has influenced Japan, and forget that the change in those islands was entirely self-generated, that Europeans did not teach Japan, but that Japan of herself chose to learn from Europe methods of organisation, civil and military, which have so far proved successful.She imported European mechanical science, …show more content…
“it was Bushido, pure and simple, that urged us on for weal or woe. Open the biographies of the makers of Modern Japan—of Sakuma, of Saigo, of Okubo, of Kido, not to mention the reminiscences of living men such as Ito, Okuma, Itagaki, etc.:—and you will find that it was under the impetus of samurai-hood that they thought and wrought. ” (Bushido: The Soul of Japan, p.53)Under the effect of bushido or samurai-hood created a unique characteristic of Japan from other eastern asian cultures “the ruling influence among her people of the strictest, loftiest, and the most punctilious codes of honor that man has ever devised,”(The Far East, p. 375) The bushido is also an important motive for the modernisation and industrialisation of Japan. “The sense of honour which cannot bear being looked down upon as an inferior power,that was the strongest of motives. Pecuniary or industrial considerations were awakened later in the process of transformation” (Bushido: The Soul of Japan, p.54)The honour of bushido creating a utmost loyalty to the country formed the Japanese nationalism ."Is there any nation more loyal and patriotic?" is a question asked by many; and for the proud answer, "There is not," we must thank the Precepts of Knighthood.(Bushido: The Soul of Japan, p.54) There are yet defect of the character shaped under bushido. “Our lack of abstruse philosophy—while some of our young men have already gained international reputation in scientific researches, not one has achieved anything in philosophical lines—is traceable to the neglect of metaphysical training under Bushido's regimen of education. Our sense of honour is responsible for our exaggerated sensitiveness and touchiness”(Bushido: The Soul of Japan,
In the Bushido: The Soul of Japan, the last two chapters discussed about the the bushido in the context of morden japan and the future of bushido. In the chapter “Is Bushido alive?” , the author believes that although the bushido as a code of ethics is dead the effect is still there deep-rooted in the morden-day Japanese society. "We are told every day how Europe has influenced Japan, and forget that the change in those islands was entirely self-generated, that Europeans did not teach Japan, but that Japan of herself chose to learn from Europe methods of organisation, civil and military, which have so far proved successful.She imported European mechanical science, …show more content…
“it was Bushido, pure and simple, that urged us on for weal or woe. Open the biographies of the makers of Modern Japan—of Sakuma, of Saigo, of Okubo, of Kido, not to mention the reminiscences of living men such as Ito, Okuma, Itagaki, etc.:—and you will find that it was under the impetus of samurai-hood that they thought and wrought. ” (Bushido: The Soul of Japan, p.53)Under the effect of bushido or samurai-hood created a unique characteristic of Japan from other eastern asian cultures “the ruling influence among her people of the strictest, loftiest, and the most punctilious codes of honor that man has ever devised,”(The Far East, p. 375) The bushido is also an important motive for the modernisation and industrialisation of Japan. “The sense of honour which cannot bear being looked down upon as an inferior power,that was the strongest of motives. Pecuniary or industrial considerations were awakened later in the process of transformation” (Bushido: The Soul of Japan, p.54)The honour of bushido creating a utmost loyalty to the country formed the Japanese nationalism ."Is there any nation more loyal and patriotic?" is a question asked by many; and for the proud answer, "There is not," we must thank the Precepts of Knighthood.(Bushido: The Soul of Japan, p.54) There are yet defect of the character shaped under bushido. “Our lack of abstruse philosophy—while some of our young men have already gained international reputation in scientific researches, not one has achieved anything in philosophical lines—is traceable to the neglect of metaphysical training under Bushido's regimen of education. Our sense of honour is responsible for our exaggerated sensitiveness and touchiness”(Bushido: The Soul of Japan,