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  • Essays

    A Revered Teacher and His Times, Part 3

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    The concluding essay recalls Takao Suzuki and other teachers at Keio, considering how knowledge becomes active thought through reading, discussion and intellectual discipline.

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    A Revered Teacher and His Times, Part 2

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    The second essay considers Takao Suzuki’s intellectual outlook, modest material needs and the place of independent thought within Japan’s educational and political history.

  • Essays

    A Revered Teacher and His Times, Part 1

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A memoir recalls studying language at Keio during the era of the 1960 security-treaty protests and reflects on the lasting intellectual influence of Takao Suzuki.

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    A Dialogue on Sharing Japanese Sensibility with the World

    Dialogue participant: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Prose translated; quoted poems remain in Japanese

    A conversation between Takao Suzuki and Seishu Hamano examines poetry, language and cultural understanding in relation to the Online Manyoshu’s purpose.

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    Are Humans Really Wise Animals?

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 2Originally published: Full English translation available

    An essay questions the wisdom implied by the name Homo sapiens and considers human conduct toward other living things and the natural world.