장지연과 양계초의 애국계몽사상 비교 연구

Abstract

This paper investigates the and acceptance of Chang ChiYeon and Yang KyeCho who represented Korean and Chinese intelligentsia at the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century. Faced the crisis of national perishment, Chang ChiYeon and Yang KyeCho adpoted public speech simultaneously to carry out socoal reform and enlightenment. We compare the patriotic enlightenment thoughts of Chang ChiYeon and Yang KyeCho . The finds are as follows. First of all, in order to promote patriotic enlightenment thoughts, both accepted the theory of social evolution wisely. Furthermore, to overcome national crisis, both reinforce the function of education. Third, the patriotic hero biography novel of Chang ChiYeon was also influenced by Yang KyeCho. Both works play education and enlightenment role on society. The fundamental difference between Lian gqichao and Chang ChiYeon is that Chang ChiYeon`s patriotic philosophy of the Enlightenment has a point of view against foreign power, keeping nationalism, while Liangqichao`s was raised for the sake of western modernization. Also, we should pay attention to the limitation of Liangqichao`s and Zhangzhiyuan`s philosophy. First of all, both of them have a critical view to Confucian ideas, which is starting point of their philosophy, but couldn`t develop it in the fundamental and organizational part. Second, these two are so absorbed in realizing national prosperity and military power and philosophy of enlightenment that they didn`t understand the imperialistic side that western philosophy or ideas have. This study is believed to add a new meaning to the achievement in the study of Korea`s accepting Yang KyeCho`s philosophy in the time of enlightenment.