Discussion on Fukuzawa Yukichi’s Civilization Concept and Independent Practical Leaning Thought

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10.2991/iccessh-18.2018.310How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Fukuzawa Yukichi; concept of civilization; independence; practical learning

Abstract

The Meiji period was an important period of Japanese society transformation. It was an important historical turning point for Japan. Fukuzawa Yukichi was one of the indelible traces of this period. As a witness, he witnessed the country step by step process toward the modernization after the incident of "Wang Zheng Retro", as an ideological pioneer, he made modern civilization concept take root in Japan's land, he promoted "independence" and "practical learning" and made the concept of civilized civilization deeply rooted in people's minds, and he used his active actions to prompt the Japanese nationals toward to the goal of the coordinated development of morality and mentality. "Civilization", "Independence" and "Practical Learning" are the core of Fukuzawa's thoughts. This article will discuss the impact of his thoughts and the enlightenment left to us through the analysis of his concept of civilization and independent practical learning thought.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2018)
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