title: Fukuzawa Yukichi on Education: Selected Works
author: Eiikchi Kiyooka
description: Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), Meiji Japan's leading interpreter of Western civilization ,is known primarily for his role as educator. In this collection of 35 selected works, we hear the words of a philosopher and writer, immensely popular in his day, on the many educational questions that confronted his modernizing country: from practical matters like school and dormitory regulations , subjects of instruction, and textbooks to more fundamental issues like moral education, the promotion of utilitarian and scientific education over traditional Confucian teachings, and the relationship between the government and academia.
  
  Fukuzawa was  a prolific writer as well as the publisher of a daily newspaper, Jiji shimp, and through his writing and speeches he became arguably the most influential person in Meiji Japan outside of government service. Fukuzawa chose to contribute to his country's quest for modernization and Westernization as a private citizen, and he remained the government's sharp critic throughout his life. As can be gleaned from these selections, independence and self-respect were values that he championed, and he imposed upon himself the task of serving as amodel for his fellow citizens of the values he believed his country should adopt.
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  SPONSORED CONTENT
  March 2015
  CONTENTS SELECTED BY 
  KEIO UNIVERSITY
  Keio University Medical Science Reprint Collection | Web Edition 
  
  Keio University School of Medicine in central Tokyo
  
  I
  n the more than 150 years since its 
  founding by renowned educator 
  Yukichi Fukuzawa, Keio University 
  has 
  emphasized 
  research 
  and 
  education based on jitsugaku, by 
  which Fukuzawa meant science. Our 
  School of Medicine is a testament to 
  this legacy of critical thinking and the 
  pursuit of knowledge that benefits 
  society, especially during these times of 
  great change.
  Keio University maintains a strong 
  and growing international network 
  of over 250 partners, three research 
  hubs in Singapore and France, and 
  a high school in the United States. We also have plans to expand our joint 
  degree programmes and diverse selection of courses in English. The university 
  is ranked ninth in the global Times Higher Education Alma Mater Index for 
  the number of degrees awarded to chief ex