There has been a continuous history of philosophy in Korea, that goes back more than two thousand years. Traditional Korean philosophy focused on a totality of world view. The emotional content of shamanism, and the unpredictable, as represented by the Chinese method of casting the I ching, were both integrated into it.
Society and Culture :: North Korea
Society and Culture :: South Korea
Neo Confucianism :: Confucianism

Creating a Korean Philosophical Tradition: Pak Chong-hong and the Discomfiting Indispensability of European Thought - Paper by Eunsu Cho from the Review of Korean Studies, considering the ways in which Korean interpretations of Korean philosophy have been shaped by Western ideas. Abstract, with the full text in PDF format.
Korean-philosophy - Email list dedicated to the topic. Includes searchable public archive of messages.
Meta Description: [ korean-philosophy: Korean Philosophy ]
Papers - A collection of published papers by Hee Jae Lee on Korean philosophy and thought.
Philosophy in Korea - 1998 article by Heisook Kim from the APA Newsletter on International Cooperation. Considers the existing division between Eastern and Western philosophers in Korea.
Religion/Philosophy in Korea - A general resource and information site from Asianinfo.org.
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