This paper is study on the meaning of rediscovery of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong in 1930"s japanese imperialism era of modern korea.
In 1935, Jeong In-bo, An Jae-hong and Choi Ik-han, with the 100th anniversary of the death of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong as a mo...
This paper is study on the meaning of rediscovery of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong in 1930"s japanese imperialism era of modern korea.
In 1935, Jeong In-bo, An Jae-hong and Choi Ik-han, with the 100th anniversary of the death of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong as a moment, begin the movements of Josonhak(Joseon Studies) that is entirely different as before.
The Josonhak means that is one of the indigenous, traditional, characteristic studies for Korea, by and of the korean against japanese imperialism. The Josonhak, starts area studies in the beginning, for example in Choi Nam-seon, but it becomes to be different much in the period of movements of Josonhak.
Jeong In-bo, An Jae-hong and Choi Ik-han publish a slogan Dasan Jeong Yak-yong who is the most prominent figure succeed to the intellectual line of Silhak from Bangye Yu Hyong won and Sungho Lee Ik, in the Joseon intellectual history. Then they can appropriate a new view point for nation and world in Joseon under japanese imperialism era.
The other hand, Dasan Jeong Yak-yong" Silhak inherit the traditional intellectual heritage Sil(實), Silsim(實心) in korean Yangmyonhak. We can see the process of intellectual move from Yangmyonhak to Silhak. By this they seeks the best way of their own"s against the cultural, intellectual violence of imperialism under that situation.
The Josonhak movements with the 100th anniversary of the death of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, so to speak, grope in the dark between nation and world under japanese imperialism era.