A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government

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A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government is a political-philosophical dialogue by Japanese thinker Nakae Chōmin that stages a debate over Western liberalism, nationalism, and governance through the conversations of three inebriated characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese philosophical work
literary work
political-philosophical dialogue
author Nakae Tokusuke
surface form: Nakae Chōmin
countryOfOrigin Japan
exploresTheme critique of authoritarianism
debate over national strength versus civil freedom
importation of Western ideas into Japan
modernization of Japan
role of the people in government
tension between individual liberty and state power
genre dialogue
political literature
political philosophy
hasAuthorNationality Japanese
hasAuthorOccupation journalist
political thinker
hasCharacter the Champion of Militarism
the Gentleman
the Master of Ceremonies
hasEnglishTitle A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government self-link
hasJapaneseTitle Sansuijin keirin mondō
influencedBy French political thought
Western liberal political philosophy
literaryDevice allegorical debate
personification of political positions
mainSubject Western liberalism
constitutionalism
governance
liberalism
militarism
modernization
nationalism
political theory
narrativeForm dialogue among three inebriated speakers
notableFor staging a debate over Western liberalism and Japanese nationalism
use of three drunkards as philosophical interlocutors
originalLanguage Japanese
partOf modern Japanese political discourse
period Meiji era
philosophicalTradition modern Japanese political thought
setting Meiji era
surface form: Meiji-period Japan

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Nakae Chōmin notableWork A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
Chōmin notableWork A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
subject surface form: Nakae Chōmin
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government hasEnglishTitle A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government self-link
Nakae Tokusuke notableWork A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government