Description
Living out the principles of honour and loyalty followed by the military class which ruled feudal Japan.
Context
Bushido was a synthesis of borrowings from 3 main sources: Zen, which stressed stoic endurance and scorn for suffering and death; Shinto, which highlighted worship of country; and Confucianism, which taught the social ethic of the five relationships, the most important of these being that between lord and master.
Claim
Patience, constant self-improvement and inner self-control are as necessary today to face social conflict as they were to face the sword in the past.
Counter-claim
Bushido is a system of honour which emerged and still functions within a relatively closed system. In a pluriform world, it does not provide needed tools for relating beyond five simple relationships to the multitude of forces which are outside of one's own system.
Metadata
Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
S0370
DOCID
12903700
D7NID
220444
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Dec 3, 2024