晦峯 河謙鎭의 國性論을 중심으로 본 일제강점기 유학자의 인간성 이해와 국가의식

Abstract

Ha, Gyum-jin was a scholar who came to achieve a good end. His active period was from the fall of the Chosun dynasty to the next year of the disengagement from the Japan Empire. On the surface, he was a sholar included in Wi-jung-chuck-sa(衛正斥邪) line and strived for the learning. But he was a man engaged in independence movement and contemplated on the theory of independence movement and world peace. His thirst for these problems appear well on the articles about Nationality and Humanity. Nationality is the distinctive mental quality of a people, it ensure the independence of a nation. Humanity is the universal character possessed by all people. Compared with the other national characters that pursue interest and power, korean nationality is propriety, that is the mind of concession. This confucian character was criticized as a spiritless doctrine, but he wished to combine with humanity and make efficient use as the logic of independence movement and world peace.