noun
selfless devotion to justice
A yojijukugo associated with the writer Natsume Sōseki, expressing an ideal of transcending the ego and following the natural way of heaven to achieve impartial justice. Used in literary and philosophical contexts.
漱石は晩年、「則天去私」という境地を理想とした。
In his later years, Sōseki idealized the state of mind called 'selfless devotion to justice'.
The philosophy of selfless devotion to justice is strongly reflected in this novel.