The revolution was ignited by the observation that for Philosophy to be an efficient tool for achieving knowledge, it must limit itself to matters of experience or matters of logic. All other inconclusive questions were interesting and thought provoking, but if they did not lead to a concrete result, they were not going to be part of the new philosophy. ... He noted that philosophy can only speak about things that actually "are" and offered the world the great advice, "About those things of which we know not, we should remain silent... One of the forerunners of this movement and the first ar...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... Specifically, in accurate information on subject of history and origins. ... That is why Chinese philosophy as the root of education was responsible for our obvious shortcomings.[3] Fukuzawa was opposing the Chinese teaching because such vigor was his belief that in this age of transi...

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