Course: Introduction to Korean Philosophy

In the video in 4.1, I introduced the idea of the reason-emotion binary, or dichotomy, where reason operates in conflict with emotion. Interestingly, this concept of dichotomy permeates Western philosophies. …

In the video in 2.6, I mentioned that there actually were Korean writing systems prior to Hangeul, namely, Hyangchal, Gugyeol and Idu. As the grammatical structure of the Chinese and …

In the video in 2.4, I introduced the word “Sungkyun” as an adaptive innovation in Korean philosophy. As I’ve stated, Koreans had adapted the term as a way to express …

About this course: Even though Korean culture’s popularity is booming, there are almost no basic courses on Korean philosophy available. This course has been developed to provide a basic knowledge …