It can be said that there is a generally accepted idea that the foundation of virtue (morals) lies in religion. Also, in the various countries of the West moral education takes place with religious education. In the public schools of France and America moral education is given by means of lessons in ethics and other ways, neither of which is unrelated to religion. Both directly and indirectly religion stands behind moral education.
Consequently, if moral education in Japan is to be given according to the generally accepted notion of moral education, religion must lie at its foundation. However, because of the (present) educational situation and the actual historical state of our country, this is impossible. The question arises, “Where is Japan to look for its fundamental view of life ?” This article is about this problem and ways leading to a solution. Unfortunately, because of unavoidable cosiderations of space, only the prior part of the original plan is presented here.
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