Explores how the ethics of samurai warriors, including rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, and self-control, reflect the same ethics the Japanese people believe are the most important.
Contains translations of three hundred selections from the "Hagakure," in which the author, a seventeenth-century samurai who became a priest after being denied the privilege of following his master in death, defines the philosophy, ethics, and qualities that make a samurai.
Explores how the ethics of samurai warriors, including rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, and self-control, reflect the same ethics the Japanese people believe are the most important.
