strategy
Bushido
Description:
Living out the principles of honour and loyalty followed by the military class which ruled feudal Japan. Context:
Bushido was a synthesis of borrowings from 3 main sources: Zen, which stressed stoic endurance and scorn for suffering and death; Shinto, which highlighted worship of country; and Confucianism, which taught the social ethic of the five relationships, the most important of these being that between lord and master. Claim:
Patience, constant self-improvement and inner self-control are as necessary today to face social conflict as they were to face the sword in the past. Counter Claim:
Bushido is a system of honour which emerged and still functions within a relatively closed system. In a pluriform world, it does not provide needed tools for relating beyond five simple relationships to the multitude of forces which are outside of one's own system. Subjects:
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies