CONFUCIANISM AND THE CONTEMPORARY KOREAN SOCIETY
CONFUCIANISM AND THE CONTEMPORARY KOREAN SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: The main concern of this article is to understand the role of Confucianism in the democratic and the capitalist development of Korea. In pursuit of this aim, the present article will argue for and against the importance of the role played by the Confucianism in the capitalist development of Korean society, will explore the Confucian tradition and its modern transformations and will trace the historical evolution of Confucianism, showing how, more recently, Confucianism has changed in response to the challenges of the capitalist development. Employing a large survey on more than 200 Korean young people, this article will identify the contemporary forms of Confucian values and their importance for the development of the Korean society.

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