Shizen Shineido Nihon No Meichiyo Kodanshiya Gakujiyutsu Bunko 2694 (Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In the middle of the Edo period, Masamitsu Ando offered a unique critique of the times based on the lives of peasants, the lowest strata of feudal society. The essence of Masamitsu Ando, a "thinker of the soil," is revealed through the essence of his major works, including "Daisho," which explains the fundamental principles of all things; "Shiho Confucianshi" (The Book of Confucius), which exposes the actions of Confucius and other saints; "Shiho Shinsho," which verifies the errors of the Chronicles; "Hosei Monogatari" and "Shinto Tetsuroon" which criticize class society and provide guidance toward an ideal society.

江戸中期、封建社会の低層たる農民の生活を根拠としながら、独特の時代批判をものした安藤昌益。万物の根本原理を説く「大序」、孔子ら聖人の作為を暴く「私法儒書巻」、記紀の誤りを糺す「私法神書巻」、階級社会を批判し、理想社会への道標を示す「法世物語巻」「真道哲論巻」―主著のエッセンスを通して明らかになる、「土の思想家」昌益の核心。