Obligated Teachings: Kaibara Ekiken

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Noa SoiSoi World Civilizations II-A Response Paper #1 09.22.16 Document 21-4 In Document 21-4, Kaibara Ekiken and his wife Kaibara Token discussed the obligated teachings for Japanese children and the greater learnings of women. Throughout their childhood, children are expected to obtain knowledge and to learn certain sets of skills. Specifically, at precise ages, the child is taught certain expertise. Children are placed under the guidance of teachers. High borns are given teachers who could teach them how to govern and lead well. Ekiken emphasizes that the very first obligation a child should learn is to be reverend towards their parents. The practice of filial piety is stressed, which is defined as to serve one’s parents well. The one

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