Precept in Happiness (Rakkun) translated into Russian by Alexander Mesheryakov

Authors

  • A. N. Mesheryakov

Keywords:

Japanese philosophy, Confucianism, Kaibara Ekiken, aging, nature, reading

Abstract

Famous Japanese Confucian scholar Kaibara Ekiken (1630–1714) wrote his treatise Rakkun (“Precept in Happiness”) at the dawn of his life when he was 81. In this treatise he argues that the clue to true happiness is enjoying nature and reading clever books. This is especially true for aging people. The publication presents Rakkun translated into Russian by Alexander
Mesheryakov.

Issue

No. 3 (2015)

Section

History of Philosophy

How to Cite

[1]
2021. Precept in Happiness (Rakkun) translated into Russian by Alexander Mesheryakov. Voprosy Filosofii. 3 (Apr. 2021), 146–166.