Abstract

Yukichi Fukuzawa's masterpiece, ``Gakumin no Susume''.
The line ``Heaven does not create a man above a man~'' is very famous.
What is the main message that Yukichi Fukuzawa wanted to convey through this book?
That is the importance of learning.
I want them to learn about the outside world and become people who will not succumb to the pressure of Western powers.
I want him to develop a sense of independence to stand on his own two feet.
That was exactly what Yukichi Fukuzawa had in mind.
For those of us living in modern society, this work includes:
From the attitude to learning to the importance of socializing,
There are many things written about what is necessary to live as a member of society.

Author’s Information

Professor, Faculty of Letters, Meiji University Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1960. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. He took up his current position after completing a doctoral course at the same university's Graduate School of Education. His specialties are pedagogy, physical theory, and communication theory. He is well-versed in a variety of classics, and his works on the Analects include ``Modern Translation of Analects,'' ``Analects Power'' (Chikuma Shobo), ``Analects to Read Out Loud'' (Soshisha), and ``For Elementary School Students.'' There are many such works, such as ``The Analects of the 30's'' and ``The Analects of the 60's'' (PHP Institute).

Kenichi Iwamoto
Born in Tottori Prefecture. Lecturer at a technical college in Tokyo (This data was published at the time this book was published.)