The Anatomy of Self: The Individual Versus Society

172 Pages·1988·7.743 MB·English

by  Takeo Doi

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THE ANATOMY OF SELF
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THE
ANAIOMY
OF
SELF
The Individual Versus Society
Takeo Doi, M.D.
Translated by Mark A. Harbison
Foreword by Edward Hall
KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Tokyo, New York, and San Francisco
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Structure of Consciousness by Takeo Doi (Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1973).
Biblical quotations are from The New English Bible New Testament, 2nd edition, (Cam-
bridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970), by permission of Oxford and Cambridge
University Presses. Citations of Shakespeare's plays are from The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare, ed. by Peter Alexander (London and Glasgow: William Collins,
Sons and Company Limited, 1985), by permission.
Originally published under the title Omote to ura by Kobundo, 1985.
Distributed in the United States by Kodansha International/USA Ltd., through Harper
& Row, Publishers, Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New York 10022. Published
by Kodansha International Ltd., 12-21, Otowa 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112 and
Kodansha International/USA Ltd., with offices at 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New
York 10022 and The Hearst Building, 5 Third Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, Califor-
nia 94103. All rights reserved. Printed in Japan.
Copyright © 1985 by Takeo Doi. English-language copyright © 1986 by Kodansha In-
ternational Ltd.
First English edition, 1986.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Doi, Takeo, 1920-
The anatomy of self.
Translation of: Omote to ura.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Self. 2. Polarity (psychology) 3. Individuality.
4. Individuality-Social aspects. 5. National characteristics, Japanese.
I. Title.
BF697.D6413 1985 155.2 85-23931
ISBN 0-87011-761-0
ISBN 4-7700-1261-6 (in Japan)
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Foreword by Edward T. Hall 7
Preface 11
Introduction LS
PART ONE. Basic Concepts
1. Omote and Ura 23
2. Tatemae and Honne 35
3. Institutions and the Individual 48
PART TWO Human Beings in Society
4. Modes of Human Relations 61
5. Human Beings Stripped Naked 76
6. Human Beings Split Apart 87
PART THREE The Significance of Secrets
7, The Mind and Secrets 107
8. Secrets and Charm 118
9. Secrets and Love 131
Conclusion: Does the Story Go On? 141
Appendix One: The Psychological Background of the Japanese
Experience of Nature: The Perspective of Omote and Ura 147
Appendix Two: Omote and Ura: Concepts Derived from the Japanese
2-Fold Structure of Consciousness 157.
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