ONO Azusa of Waseda University studied in China and England, and 77 knowing.” Therefore, it is said that philosophy began in con-junction with a sense of wonder. philosophy is the spirit and methodology of clarifying this “wonder” through logic and reason. In his Introduction to the Lec-tures on the History of Philosophy, Inoue Enryō sums up and de-fines the usefulness of philosophy, explaining that it can be used in the following five ways: (1) to refine thought, (2) to heighten one’s sensibilities, (3) to enhance one’s imagination, (4) to broaden one’s aspirations, and (5) to stabilize one’s spirit. On its face, this appears to be a common sense theory aimed at begin-ners, but his uniqueness lies in concretizing that theory while simultaneously devoting his life to actually realizing it. Wonder leads to the question “Why?” Perhaps it was in major works such as Lectures on Mystery Studies that Enryō succeeded in realizing these strengths that were gained through philosophy. During the Meiji era, the government and the private sector were both actively engaged in overseas observation tours to study the ex-pertise and knowledge of advanced Western countries. A not insig-nificant number of private school founders also traveled and studied abroad. FUKUZAWA Yukichi of Keio University studied in the U.S. and Europe, NIIJIMA Jō of Doshisha University studied in the U.S., The desire for knowledge presupposes an awareness of “not In my opinion, what Inoue Enryō learned from Western A One-Year World Trip
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