Abstract
The purpose of this paper is mainly to clarify Sasaoka's view on functions of writing, showing the structure of his theories on Tsuzurikata Education, based on all his articles on it. In addition, the viewpoints to inherit and develop his theories are shown briefly. Sasaoka's view on functions of writing is as follows. Writing has 8 functions. First, a piece of self's real life is understood independently. Second, some comments are made. Third, the proletarian ideology is formed. Fourth, a sense of purpose and some logical opinions based on facts are formed. Fifth, a sense of autonomy is formed. Sixth, all one's culture and abilities are used to understand one's real life. Seventh, some results of some investigations are used to understand one's real life. Last, volition is formed. Sasaoka studied Tsuzurikata Education as a study of human nature. He thought that human nature consists of independence, cooperation and volition to pursue both independence and cooperation. These elements of human nature are the fundamental viewpoints to inherit and develop his theories. The problems to be solved are as follows. One is to research into points to inherit and develop his theories in detail, and the other is to construct the results along the process of problem-solving. Both of these problems are studied from the fundamental viewpoints.
