List of Korean philosophers
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This is a list of Korean philosophers
in chronological order.
Korean philosophy
Korean philosophy goes back more than two thousand years. Traditional Korean philosophy focused on a totality of world view. The emotional content of Shamanism, and the unpredictable, and some aspects of Neo-Confucianism were both integrated into it....
in chronological order.
| Name | Hangeul | Hanja Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation... |
Dates |
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| Seol Chong Seol Chong Seol Chong was a leading scholar of the Unified Silla period. He studied Confucian writings and the related Chinese classics. He is also known by the courtesy name Chongji and the pen name Bingwoldang.... |
설총 | 薛聰 | fl. 8th century |
| Kim Bu-sik Kim Bu-sik Kim Busik was an official and a scholar during Korea's Goryeo period. He is best known for compiling the Samguk Sagi, the oldest extant record of Korean history.... |
김부식 | 金富軾 | 1075–1151 |
| "Ik jae" Yi Jae-hyun | 익재 이제현 | 益齋 李齊賢 | 1287–1367 |
| "Mogeun" Yi Saek Yi Saek Yi Saek , also known as Mokeun, is a Korean writer and poet. His family belonged to the Hansan Yi clan. Yi Saek played a crucial role in the introduction and localisation of philosophy of Zhu Xi... |
목은 이색 | 牧隱 李穡 | 1328–1396 |
| "Poeun"Jeong Mong-ju Jeong Mong-ju Jeong Mongju , often known by his pen name Poeun, was a Korean civil minister and scholar during the late period of the Goryeo dynasty.-Biography:He was born in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsang province to a family from the Yeongil Jeong clan... |
포은 정몽주 | 圃隱 鄭夢周 | 1337-1392 |
| "Sambong" Jeong Do-jeon | 삼봉 정도전 | 三峰 鄭道傳 | 1337–1398 |
| "Hojeong" Ha Yun | 호정 하륜 | 浩亭 河崙 | 1347–1416 |
| "Ya-eun" Gil Jae | 야은 길재 | 冶隱 吉再 | 1353–1419 |
| "Yangchon" Kwon Geun Kwon Geun Kwon Geun was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar at the dawn of the Joseon Dynasty, and a student of Yi Saek. He was one of the first Neo Confucian scholars of the Joseon dynasty, and had a lasting influence on the rise of Neo Confucianism in Korea.... |
양촌 권근 | 陽村 權近 | 1352–1409 |
| "Ganghosanin" Kim Sook-ja | 강호산인 김숙자 | 江湖山人 金叔滋 | 1389–1456 |
| "Bohanjae" Shin Suk-ju Shin Suk-ju Shin Suk-ju was a Korean politician and soldier during the Joseon Dynasty. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1464 and from 1471 to 1475. His pen name was Huihyundang , Bohanjae .... |
보한재 신숙주 | 保閑齋 申叔舟 | 1417-1475 |
| "Jeompiljae" Kim Jong-jik Kim Jong-jik Kim Jong-jik , often known by his pen name Jeompiljae, was a leading Korean Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Joseon Dynasty. He was born in Miryang in Gyeongsang province, to a yangban family of the Seonsan Kim lineage... |
점필재 김종직 | 佔畢齋 金宗直 | 1431-1492 |
| "Maewoldang" Kim Si-seup Kim Si-seup Kim Si-seup was a Korean scholar and author.-Background:Kim Si-seup's ancestors originally came from Gangneung, Gangwon-do, but Kim himself was born in Seoul.... |
매월당 김시습 | 梅月堂 金時習 | 1435–1493 |
| "Jijeong" Nam Gon Nam Gon Nam Gon was a Korean politician, poet, scholar, and thinker of the Joseon dynasty.- Life :Nam was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar. He was the Joseon Dynasty's Vice Prime Minister until 1520, and then Prime Minister from 1523 to 1527.... |
지정 남곤 | 止亭 南袞 | 1471–1527 |
| "Jeong-am" Jo Gwang-jo | 정암 조광조 | 靜庵 趙光祖 | 1482-1519 |
| "Hwadam" Seo Gyeong-deok Seo Gyeong-deok Seo Gyeong-deok was a Korean Neo-Confucianist philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. he affected to some Taoism.-Works:* Hwadamjip - collection of his writings* Woniki - About origin of Qi... |
화담 서경덕 | 花潭 徐敬德 | 1489–1546 |
| "Toigye" Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often... |
퇴계 이황 | 退溪 李滉 | 1501–1570 |
| "Nammyeong" Jo Sik | 남명 조식 | 南冥 曺植 | 1501–1570 |
| "Haseo" Kim Inhu | 하서 김인후 | 河西 金麟厚 | 1511–1560 |
| "Guiam" Yi Jeong | 귀암 이정 | 龜巖 李楨 | 1512–1571 |
| "Gobong" Gi Dae-seung | 고봉 기대승 | 高峰 奇大升 | 1527–1572 |
| "Ugye" Seong Hon | 우계 성혼 | 牛溪 成渾 | 1535–1598 |
| "Yulgok" Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok... |
율곡 이이 | 栗谷 李耳 | 1536–1584 |
| "Yeoheon" Jang Hyeon-gwang | 여헌 장현광 | 旅軒 張顯光 | 1554–1637 |
| "Misu" Heo Mok Heo Mok Heo Mok was a Korean politician, poet and scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. He was vice prime minister during the Joseon Dynasty from 1675 to 1678; he was nicknamed Misu and Teryung-Noin.... |
미수 허목 | 眉叟 許穆 | 1595–1682 |
| "Uam" Song Si-yeol Song Si-yeol Song Si-yeol , also known by his penname U-am, was a Joseon Dynasty-era politician and Korean Neo-Confucianism scholar and philosopher. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, Korea, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people... |
우암 송시열 | 尤庵 宋時烈 | 1607–1689 |
| "Hwaljae" Yi Gu | 활재 이구 | 活齋 李矩 | 1613–1654 |
| "Baekho" Yun Hyu | 백호 윤휴 | 白湖 尹鑴 | 1617–1680 |
| "Bangye" Yu Hyeong-won Yu Hyeong-won Yu Hyeong-won was a Korean pioneer of the silhak thinking and scholar from the Munhwa Yu clan during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. His family had high official positions in generation.-References:... |
반계 유형원 | 磻溪 柳馨遠 | 1622–1673 |
| "Udam" Jeong Si-han | 우담 정시한 | 愚潭 丁時翰 | 1625–1707 |
| "Sǒgye" Pak Sedang | 서계 박세당 | 西溪 朴世堂 | 1629–1703 |
| "Hagok" Jeong Jedu | 하곡 정제두 | 霞谷 鄭齊斗 | 1649–1736 |
| Seongho Yi Ik Seongho Yi Ik Seongho Yi Ik was an early Silhak philosopher and social critic. He was born to a yangban family of the Yeoju Yi clan. Like most in his position, he studied for the gwageo in order to gain a position of rank; but failed in his first attempt in 1705... |
성호 이익 | 星湖 李瀷 | 1681–1763 |
| "Namdang" Han Wonjin | 남당 한원진 | 南塘 韓元震 | 1682–1750 |
| "Nokmun" Im Seongju | 녹문 임성주 | 鹿門 任聖周 | 1711–1788 |
| "Damheon" Hong Daeyong | 담헌 홍대용 | 湛軒 洪大容 | 1731–1783 |
| "Yeonam" Pak Jiwon | 연암 박지원 | 燕岩 朴趾源 | 1737–1805 |
| "Dasan" Jeong Yak-yong Jeong Yak-yong Jeong Yak-yong was a leading Korean philosopher in the late Joseon Dynasty. He has usually been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning" movement... |
다산 정약용 | 茶山 丁若鏞 | 1762–1836 |
| "Hwaseo" Yi Hangno | 화서 이항노 | 華西 李恒老 | 1792–1868 |
| "Nosa" Gi Jeong-jin | 노사 기정진 | 蘆沙 奇正鎭 | 1798–1876 |
| "Hanju" Yi Jin-sang | 한주 이진상 | 寒洲 李震相 | 1818–1885 |
| "Hyegang" Choe Han-gi | 혜강 최한기 | 惠岡 崔漢綺 | 1803–1879 |
| "Jwaong" Yun Chi-ho | 좌옹 윤치호 | 佐翁 尹致昊 | 1865–1945 |
| T. K. Seung T. K. Seung T. K. Seung is a Korean American 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.... |
1930- | ||
| Jaegwon Kim Jaegwon Kim Jaegwon Kim is a Korean American philosopher currently working at Brown University. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem. Key themes in his work include: a rejection of Cartesian metaphysics, the limitations of strict psychophysical identity, supervenience,... |
김재권 | 1934- |