Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe was one of the first books on samurai ethics that was originally written in English for a Western audience, and has been subsequently translated into many other languages (also Japanese). Nitobe found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control, and he uses his deep knowledge of Western culture to draw comparisons with Medieval Chivalry, Philosophy, and Christianity.
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

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Listen to 18 episodes
00 Preface
8 minutes

00 Preface

01 Bushido as an Ethical System
11 minutes

01 Bushido as an Ethical System

02 Sources of Bushido
13 minutes

02 Sources of Bushido

03 Rectitude or Justice
7 minutes

03 Rectitude or Justice

06 Politeness
13 minutes

06 Politeness

07 Veracity or Truthfulness
13 minutes

07 Veracity or Truthfulness

08 Honor
11 minutes

08 Honor

09 The Duty of Loyalty
14 minutes

09 The Duty of Loyalty

11 Self Control
10 minutes

11 Self Control

15 The Influence of Bushido
11 minutes

15 The Influence of Bushido

16 Is Bushido Still Alive?
16 minutes

16 Is Bushido Still Alive?

17 The Future of Bushido
14 minutes

17 The Future of Bushido

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