About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Korean Confucianism, Korean philosophers, Ham Seok-heon, T. K. Seung, Seongcheol, Juche, Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon Dynasty politics, Choe Chiwon, Sarim, Gwageo, Jeong Yak-yong, Neo-Confucianism, Yi Hwang, Wonhyo, Yi I, List of seowon, Silhak, Sadaejuui, Jeong Do-jeon, Taoism in Korea, Gyorin, Jongmyo, Kwon Geun, Jeong Mong-ju, Wonch'uk, Shin Saimdang, Seonggyungwan, List of Korean philosophers, Jinul, Uisang, Wongudan, Jesa, Do-ol, Korean flower arrangement, Education in the Joseon Dynasty, Seonggyungwan Munmyo, Seol Chong, Chang Hyo-hui, Seonbi, Yi Eonjeok, Gukhak, Seongho Yi Ik, An Hyang, Kim Jong-jik, Kim Bu-sik, Sarye pyeollam, Seo Gyeong-deok, Bulssi Japbyeon, Seoul Sajikdan, Kim Jeong-hui, Song Siyeol, Uicheon, Korean Confucian art. Excerpt: T. K. Seung is a philosopher and literary critic. His academic interests cut across diverse philosophical and literary subjects, including ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law, cultural hermeneutics, and ancient Chinese philosophy. He is presently the Jesse H. Jones Professor in Liberal Arts, at the University of Texas at Austin. Seung was born on September 20, 1930, the eldest of three children, near the city of Jungju in the Pyeonganbukdo Province of Korea. He attended Jungju Middle School, where he was exposed to Western-style education. In 1947, he escaped from North Korea, crossing the 38th parallel with a few friends. He settled in Seoul, South Korea, where he studied at Seoul High School for three years. He attended Yonsei University for only one month before the Korean War broke out in June 1950, subsequently fleeing south to Pusan ahead of the advancing North Korean army. There he enlisted in the ROK Army and served throughout the war, eventually attaining the rank of captain. After the end of the Korean War, Seung came to Yale University on a full scholarshi...
