Yukichi Fukuzawa founded Keio University, the first private university in modern Japan, and was an engaged speaker and controversial journalist. His books include Conditions in the West(1866) and An Encouragement of Learning(1872-1876).David A. Dilworth is professor of philosophy at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.G. Cameron Hurst III is professor of Japanese and Korean studies at the University of Pennsylvania and director of its Center for East Asian Studies.Takenori Inoki is director-general of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto.