This study analyzes the complementary relationship between ecologism and Confucian pro-life-ism, and searches for the basis needed to establish more methodologically and theoretically advanced environmental and life ethics than those found in present times. The selection of ecologism over ecology can be explained by the fact that, unlike the natural science that is ecology, practical assertions and activities related to the preservation of natural and human ecosystems are being carried out under the auspices of the field of ecologism that is rooted in humanities-based reflections. As such, Confucianism, which constitutes one of the traditions of the humanities in Asia, can be compared with ecologism. Although some have maintained that Confucianism is better paired with ecology, most Korean scholars have identified Confucianism with pro-life-ism. This originated from the fact that Confucianism could not be envisioned as having the characteristics of ecologism. Furthermore, this situation also originated from the fact that the cultural and academic contexts behind the development of ecologism differed from the Confucian ones as pertains to the development of the logic of respecting life forms and developing them in an ideal manner. However, as Confucianism and ecologism share common viewpoints and thinking methods, they are deemed to be comparable to one another.
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Abstract 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE LIMITATIONS OF THE ECOLOGISM DEBATE AND CRITICISM THEREOF 3. THE ORIENTATION OFCONFUCIAN PRO-LIFE-ISM 4. THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF ECOLOGISM AND PRO-LIFE-ISM 5. CONFUCIAN PRO-LIFE-ISM AND WIGI CHIHAK(爲己之學, LEARNING FOR ONESELF) 6. CONCLUSION REFERENCES
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ecologyecologismConfucian pro-life-ismwigi chihak (爲己之學 learning for oneself)non-anthropocentrismanthropocosmism
저자
YOO KWON JONG [ professor in the Department of Philosophy at Chung-Ang University, Korea. ]
한국연구원은 1970년 5월 한국 민속의 각 분야에 걸친 자료의 수집과 학술적 연구를 목적으로 '한국민속연구소'로 출발하였다. 그 후 1973년 5월 연구 분야를 확대하며 민속뿐만 아니라 한국학 전반에 걸친 연구를 위해 '한국학연구소'로 개편하였고, 다시 1989년 3월 한국의 국제적 위상의 부상과 함께 한국학 연구의 중요성이 높아짐에 따라 '한국학연구원'으로 확대, 개편하였다. 한국학연구원은 한국학 전반에 걸친 연구를 통해 지역과 민족문화 발전에 기여하며 한국학의 세계화를 위해서 학술활동을 강화하고 나아가 내·외국인에 대한 한국문화 교육을 담당하고자 한다.