Individual Dignity in Modern Japanese Thought: The Evolution of the Concept of Jinkaku in Moral and Educational Discourse Volume 35

by Kyoko Inoue

The American draft of the Japanese Constitution included an article declaring that each individual was entitled to respect simply by virtue of being a human being. The Japanese, however, interpreted this concept as "respect for jinkaku (moral character)."Jinkaku was a strongly elitist concept that gradually acquired more egalitarian meanings during the Taishō period. Yet the hierarchical connotations were still present when the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929280033
• ISBN13: 9781929280032
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: U of M Center for Japanese Studies
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"