This study discusses Sozo Kurahashi’s philosophies of moral education in early childhood through an
analysis of Cultivation of Humanity (Ningensei no Kanyō), published in 1953. Specifically, two points have
been discussed in this study. In analysis 1, Kurahashi puts forth the idea that moralities are generated
by humanity which is based on empathy for others. He criticizes moral education which instructs moral
behaviors, because it disturbs the emergence of natural emotions toward moralities. In analysis 2, he
considers that humanity is cultivated through interaction between peers, which is not a conscious moral
action but an unconscious friendly action. To cultivate children’s humanity, teachers should receive and
empathize with children’s minds of actions without judging if their actions are prosocial or not.
倉橋惣三の保育思想における道徳教育観 : 連載「人間性の涵養」（1953年）の分析を通して
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