Part I: General introduction to Korean philosophy
Continuity and Discontinuity of Traditional and Modern Philosophy in Korea
_Lee Seung-hwan = 3
Korean Thought: Its Development Pattern Examined in the Context of
Social circumstances_Pak Tong-hwan = 25
Part II: Confucianism and its modern impact
Neo-Confucianism in the Early Joseon Dynasty: Some Reflections
on the Role of Ye_Martina Deuchler = 43
Jeong Do-jeon’s Philosophy of Political Reform_HanYeong-u = 55
Toegye’s Creative Interpretation of Zhu Xi’s Philosophy of Principle
_Tu Weiming = 75
Confucianism and Its Modern Transformation in East Asia
_Koh Byong-ik=95
The Legacy of Confucian Culture and South Korean Politics and
Economics: An Interpretation_Kihl Young Whan = 121
Confucianism and Democracy in East Asia: A Critique of
Samuel P. Huntington’s The Third Wave_Kang Jung In = 145
Part III: The Spirit of Korean Buddhism
Word and Wordlessness: The Spirit of Korean Buddhism_Keel Hee-sung = 169
Wonhyo and the Foundation of Korea Buddhism_ Ko Ik-chin = 185
Seon Buddhist Traditon in Korea as Reflected in Jinul’s Seon
_Sim chae-ryong = 201
Manhae’s Understanding of Buddhism_Huh Woosung = 225
Buddhism in Modern Korea_Mok Jeong-Bae = 257
Part IV: Practical Learning: Transformation of Tradition
An Introduction to Silhak_Michael C, Kalton = 293
Yi Ik and Practical Learning_Song Chu-yong = 323
Dasan’s View of Man_Lee Eul-ho = 337
Jeong Yak-yong: The Man and His Thought_Han Yeong-u = 357
The Empiricism of choe Han-gi_Park Chong-hong = 373
Part V: Korean Philosophy in the Era of Imperialism and Modernization
Human Liberation in Early Modern Korean Thought_Keum Jang-tae = 399
The Social Thought of the Independence Club_Sin Yong-ha = 421
The Philosophical World of Sin chae-ho_Sin Yong-ha = 441
On the Concepts of “New Korea” Envisioned by Enlightenment Reformers
_Lee Sang-Ik = 463
Sin Nam-cheol’s Adoption of Marxist Philosophy and
Its Korean Characteristics_Kim Jae-hyun = 491
Ham Seok-heon’s National Spirit and Christian Thought_Park Jae Soon = 519