writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"
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“An Outline of a Theory of Civilization” is a seminal 19th-century work by Fukuzawa Yukichi that advocates Western-style modernization and intellectual independence as the path to Japan’s national strength and progress.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy work ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| advocates |
Western-style modernization
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adoption of Western institutions ⓘ education reform ⓘ intellectual independence from traditional authority ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
Japan’s national strength
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Japan’s progress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fukuzawa Yukichi’s modernization program
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Japanese Westernization debates ⓘ |
| author | Fukuzawa Yukichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| describes | stages of civilization ⓘ |
| genre |
political thought
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Meiji period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese modernization ideology
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Meiji intellectual discourse ⓘ modern Japanese political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Enlightenment ideas
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Western liberal thought ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
civilization as a measurable level of development
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distinction between civilized and uncivilized societies ⓘ link between knowledge and national power ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Westernization
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civilization and progress ⓘ intellectual independence ⓘ modernization ⓘ national strength ⓘ |
| opposes |
feudal social structures
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uncritical adherence to tradition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| significance |
major text of Meiji-era modernization thought
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seminal work in Japanese intellectual history ⓘ |
| supports |
individual autonomy
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merit-based social order ⓘ scientific thinking ⓘ |
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