A Reconsideration on the Discourses of J. A. Comenius in Pre-War Japan (4)

This thesis is a part of comprehensive survey of discourses of J. A. Comenius in pre-war Japan. When national education system, one of the main agents of the formation of nation state was established in mid 19th-century Japan, Czech thinker in the 17th century, Comenius was introduced as a precursor of modern education. More detailed examination on the process is expected for the deeper understanding of the acceptance of Western education in Japan. Through examining the books and magazines mainly concerning education published up to 1945, the author discovered more than 20 articles about Comenius, which have not been mentioned in the previous survey. In this series of theses, the author lists them up and reconsider the process in which the interpretation of Comenius changed and diversified. This thesis deals with the articles and books appeared in the period from 1907 to 1928, and pays special attention to Kyoson Tsuchida（1891-1934）, philosopher and critic.コメニウス西洋教育受容教育思想史メタヒストリ