20세기 초 한국의 서양철학 연구와 전개 양상

Abstract

The area In Joseon in the late 19th century and modern Korea in the early 20th century, the deeply rooted Confucian tradition remained in the academic background of most intellectuals. Accordingly, there was a strong trend of early studies of Western Philosophy in modern Korea, too, to understand and interpret Western Philosophy through Confucian knowledge and language. This was the case in Lee Jeongjik and Lee Injae, who were the first researchers of Western Philosophy in modern Korea. These two persons understood and interpreted Western Philosophy on the foundation of Confucian literacy. Also, following them, studies of Western Philosophy became in earnest. Many young people in Joseon went to Europe and Japan to study Western Philosophy over the 1920s through 1930s, starting from 1910. Studies of Western Philosophy were started in the right direction in Korea in spite of colonization since the late 1920s. In addition, in the 1930s, as the Philosophical Research Society was organized and the first academic journal of Philosophy, Philosophy was published, studies of Western Philosophy in Korea became further revitalized. Therefore, presuming the above brief matters, this study summarized and discussed the aspects of the acceptance and development of Western Philosophy in Korea in modern times from a diachronic perspective. The first chapter of the body text explored the translation of the term, Philosophy and the Confucian elements as East Asian traditional studies operating in this process. This chapter also examined the historical fact that the term, Philosophy was spread and began to be used in modern Korean society. In addition, it discussed Lee Jeongjik and Lee Injae as the starting point of Western Philosophy research or pioneers of studies of Western Philosophy. The second chapter discussed the aspects of the development of studies of Western Philosophy in Korea from 1910 through 1945 (In the 1930s, narrowly) when the research on Western Philosophy began in earnest. In addition, the chapter discussed the persons who went to Europe and Japan to learn Western Philosophy at the time and analyzed what their lives, evaluations in the media and studies of Western Philosophy were like. Following that, the chapter discussed the status of studies of Western Philosophy in Korea, including the significance of the Department of Philosophy of Keijo Imperial University and various aspects of graduates in the late 1920s.