Commemorative Lecture on Yukichi Fukuzawa's Lectures on Wayland's *The Elements of Political Economy*: The "Moral Backbone" for the 21st Century —"Freedom," "Happiness," and "the Duty of a Maggot" in Fukuzawa's Philosophy— Keigo Komamura (Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University)
Event Date
Event Venue
Updated: 2025/04/30
2025/04/16
[Date] Thursday, May 15, 2025, 2:45 PM–4:15 PM (Doors open at 2:00 PM)
[Venue] Mita Enzetsukan (Public Speaking Hall), Mita Campus
[Eligibility] Open to everyone
[Registration] Advance registration required via the web form.
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[Notes] Hosted by Keio University, Admission free
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Lecture Outline
What were Yukichi Fukuzawa's theories on liberty and happiness, which he learned from Mill and Wayland? Fukuzawa's moral spirit, which he advocated as being "a paragon of intellect and morals for the entire nation," was inherited by Koizumi as a "moral backbone." This lecture will elucidate the fundamental structure of their spiritual legacy and discuss how it can be adapted to contemporary society, while also exploring what "intellect and morals" the Juku of the 21st century should inherit.
About the Speaker
[About the Speaker]
Year | Details |
|---|---|
1989 | Completed coursework for the Doctoral Programs at the Graduate School of Law, Keio University |
2000 | Received Ph.D in Law from Keio University |
2003–2005 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
2004–2005 | Associate Professor, Keio University Law School |
2005–2014 | Professor, Keio University Law School |
2005–present | Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
2010–present | Member of the Advisory Board, Constitutional Revision Research Project, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University |
2012–2013 | Principal, Keio Senior High School |
2013–2021 | Vice-President, Keio University |
2014–2020 | Member of the Subcommittee on School Corporations, Council for University Chartering and School Juridical Person, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
[Major Publications]
"Tekisuto to shite no Hanketsu" (Judgment as Text) (Yuhikaku, 2016) (editor)
"Kempo Sosho no Gendaiteki Tenkai" (The Modern Turn in Constitutional Litigation) (Nippon Hyoron Sha, 2013)
"Sengo Nihon Kenseishi Kogi" (Lectures on Postwar Japanese Constitutional History) (Horitsu Bunka Sha, 2020) (editor)
"Liberty 2.0" (Kobundo, 2023) (editor)
"Shukensha o Utagau" (Questioning the Sovereign) (Chikuma Shobo, 2023)
"Intanetto obu Bureinzu no Ho" (The Law of the Internet of Brains) (Nippon Hyoron Sha, forthcoming)
Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism (Lexington Books, 2021) (co-editor)
Deciphering the Genome of Constitutionalism (Cambridge University Press, 2024) (co-author)
[Contact]
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