著者

三島 正英

出版者

山口県立大学

雑誌

山口県立大学学術情報 (ISSN:18826393)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.7, pp.31-44, 2014-03-31

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In what way SANO Tunetami, founder of "HAKUAISHA(Association of Philanthropy)"and the Japanese Red Cross, began to form a "philanthropic spirit"? The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the backgrounds that lead Sano to HAKUAISHA and the Japanese Red Cross Society by follwowing his career. The first attempt was to consider the influence of such as the experience in his childhood, Confucianism, the Dutch and Western studies, and overseas travel. Those experiences clarified the background of Sano who had headed to HAKUAISHA and Red Cross Action towards the modernization of Japan. Next, the aspects, where acts and ideas of Sano are entangled in relationship with "Figure" and "Ground" in the new structure for the modernization of Meiji, were considered. Also, the concept "HAKUAI", which was employed to introduce Western idea of Red Cross activities into Japanese society by SANO, was investigated. Conclusively, I can point out that the action and thought of Sano was strongly influenced by Confucianism, and Sano himself continued to be a Confucian through his life.