Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: creating a context for thinking for oneself
Identity and orientation
Self-interest, protest, and the public sphere
Secrecy and privacy in religious faith and practice
Self-cultivation, salon culture, and the private academy
Well-being and the pursuit of happiness
Values
Conclusions: Individuality in early modern Japan
Afterword: Aspects of and resistance to individuality in contemporary Japan
Bibliography
Index.