In Search of a Moral Standard: Debates over Ethics Education and Religion in Meiji Japan
Overview & Synopsis
In the mid-Meiji period, the leading scholar Kato Hiroyuki proposed relying on religion in moral education as he was dissatisfied with the Ministry of Education's inclination towards Western ethics in their reform. Triggered by Kato's proposal, there arose an intense debate over the 'standard' for moral education in the educational circles. The Ministry of Education failed to present a debate-ending 'standard', while the promulgation of the Imperial Rescript on Education enforced the 'royal standard' for moral education and therefore cast aside all other propositions advanced in the debate. However, the main participants of the debate presented a dynamic discursive space revolving around ethics education and religion. By examining this discursive space, we can enable our investigation of the history of moral education in the Meiji period to go beyond the simplistic narrative framework centred on The Imperial Rescript on Education.
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Document Information
| Document Title | In Search of a Moral Standard: Debates over Ethics Education and Religion in Meiji Japan |
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| Author / Organization | Lin, Zibo, Lu, Hanyang |
| Subject & Discipline | Moral Values, Moral Development, Foreign Countries |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2020 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-111952 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |