『소년한반도』의 근대국가와 문명 인식에 관한 비평적 연구

Abstract

The Juvenile Korean Peninsula, published in 1906, is an academic journal that relatively systematically introduced modern physics. The Juvenile Korean Peninsula paid attention to "Boy" as a subject to realize the civilization and independence of the country at a time when competition for survival between countries was fierce. The boy saw that he had a responsibility to break through the old customs and promote capitalism and civilization progress. Therefore, boys were actively encouraged to learn science based on scientific thinking and exploration methods. The Juvenile Korean Peninsula focused on introducing scientific knowledge on the premise that modern education should be centered on new studies, including science. The judgment that only inquiry and knowledge based on scientific methods were true modern academic knowledge was a view of nature and social phenomena, but as it was directly connected to the perception of modern civilization, the development of science and technology was transformed into civilization progress. However, if the focus was on scientific awareness and civilization, there was a risk that the strong power would accept the invasion of the weak non-Western region as scientifically true. In fact, in the face of the crisis of losing national sovereignty, The Juvenile Korean Peninsula aimed to become a rich and civilized country like them. However, there is no criticism of the violence of imperialist aggression and the problem of using science and technology as a tool for imperialist aggression.