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Civilization and enlightenment : the early thought of Fukuzawa Yukichi by Albert M. Craig is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. Albert Craig traces how Fukuzawa Yukichi, deeply influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, “translated” the idea for Japanese society, both enriching and challenging the concept.<br><br>Fukuzawa, an official in the Tokugawa government, saw his career collapse when the shogunate ended in 1867. Reinventing himself as a thinker and writer, he made his life work the t
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Albert M. Craig
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674031081
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Science, Social Science, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-24