As if knowing what the government wanted to know, he introduced sociological theories established by Spencer to Japan, was called "the Guardian of the Reading Circle of Spencer's Work," and became the pioneer of Japanese sociology.
そんな空気に応えるかのように、スペンサーの社会学を日本に紹介し『スペンサー輪読の番人』と呼ばれ、日本の社会学の草分けとなった。