to Philosophy『哲学早わかり』 1901 Philosophical Soothsaying『哲学うらない』 1902 The Hidden Meaning of the Rescript『勅語玄義』 1902 Proposal for the Reform of Religion『宗教改革案』 1903 Goblin-Theory『天狗論』 1904 The Dissolution of Superstition『迷信解』 1904 Psychotherapy『心理療法』 1904 Dream of New Reform Devices『改良新案の夢』 1909 New Proposal in Philosophy『哲学新案』 1912 Japanese Buddhism『日本仏教』 1912 Living Buddhism『活仏教』 1913 A Glance at the World of Philosophy『哲界一瞥』 1914 The True Nature of Specters『お化けの正体』 1914 Life is a Battlefield『人生是れ戦場』 1916 Superstition and Religion『迷信と宗教』 1917 Philosophy of Struggle『奮闘哲学』 1919 The True Mystery『真怪』 Influence and Evaluation During his lifetime, Inoue was a widely read author, of whom more than ten books were translated into Chinese. His works were influential in spreading the terminology of modern East Asian humanities. Due to his prolific writing, the distance learning program of the Philosophy Academy and his lectures tours, Inoue probably had a larger audience than any other public intellectual before the First World War. He must have contributed considerably to the decline of superstition and the spread of the imperial ideology during the late Meiji period. His prominence during his lifetime stands in stark contrast to the minimal attention paid to his work after his death. His uncritical speculative metaphysics and his ethics being based solely on imperially decreed virtues, make any future affirmative philosophical reception unlikely. Japanese Buddhist studies have passed over Inoue, because his Buddhist scholarship was not yet based on Sanskrit philology. Any philosophical discussion about the doctrinal foundations of Buddhism will nonetheless have to acknowledge Inoue's pioneering work. In contemporary scholarship, a growing interest in his voluminous works on Mystery Studies is conceivable. Toyo University, Tokyo University's Society of Philosophy, and the Temple Garden of Philosophy are Inoue's lasting institutional heritage. References Further reading Bodiford, William. "Inoue Enryo in Retirement: Philosophy as Spiritual Cultivation," International Inoue Enryo Research 2 (2014): 19‒54. Figal, Gerald. Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan (Duke University Press, 1999). Foster, Michael D. Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai (University of California Press, 2008). Foster, Michael D. The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (University of California Press, 2015). Godart, Gerard R. Clinton. "Tracing the Circle of Truth: Inoue Enryo on the History of Philosophy and Buddhism," The Eastern Buddhist 36 (2004): 106‒133. Josephson, Jason Ā. "When Buddhism became a «Religion»: Religion and Superstition in the Writings of Inoue Enryō," Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 33 (2006): 143‒168. Miura Setsuo 三浦節夫. "Inoue Enryo's Mystery