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In this blog post, we will look at how landscape painting expressed freedom of the spirit, focusing on the concept of “wayu.”   The philosophy and history of landscape painting as seen through the aesthetics of “wayu” One of the most important keys to understanding Oriental painting is “landscape painting.” Landscape painting is not just a painting of mountains and water. It contains human...

In this blog post, we will examine the standards of legal interpretation and actual cases, focusing on the differences between legal interpretation and textual interpretation.   The difference between legal interpretation and textual interpretation: the intentions of legislators and the validity of laws In law, “interpretation” does not simply mean understanding the meaning of a law. Legal...

In this blog post, we take an in-depth look at the relationship between science and morality, focusing on naturalistic ethics and Moore’s criticism.   Naturalistic ethics, Moore’s criticism, and beyond In ethics, naturalism is the view that moral values and norms are identical to or reducible to natural facts. Naturalism seeks to find the basis of morality in objective and...

In this blog post, we will philosophically reflect on the nature of technology and explore its true meaning beyond that of a mere tool.   When asked, “What is technology?” many people tend to give one of two answers. One is that “technology is a means to an end,” and the other is that “technology is a human activity.” Both definitions are widely accepted and seem valid on the surface...

In this blog post, we will examine the conflict and balance between freedom of expression and public morality, focusing on the restricted screening system.   Introduction: Censorship prohibited by the Constitution, but what is the reality? The Constitution of the Republic of Korea clearly prohibits censorship. This is a minimum measure to guarantee freedom of the press and publication, which...

In this blog post, we will explore how relationships between people, or social networks, affect employment.   Overview of social network theory Social network theory views society not as a simple collection of individuals, but as a totality of relationships and interactions between people. In other words, the relationships between individuals form a structure, and this structure is society...

In this blog post, we will examine the principles of human relations and their practical implications through the core Confucian virtues of benevolence (仁) and righteousness (義).   Benevolence (仁) originates from “two people” The character “仁” symbolizes the relationship between two people. In ancient times, the character for “benevolence” was written by doubling the character for “person,”...

In this blog post, we explore the secrets of the expanding universe, from Hubble’s discovery of redshift to the Big Bang theory, inflationary cosmology, and the nature of dark energy.   How is the universe expanding? — From Hubble’s discovery to dark energy In the early 20th century, American astronomer Edwin Hubble made one of the most important discoveries in the history of...

In this blog post, we will explore in depth what humans are in the midst of nature’s changes and what relationship we have with the sky.   Nature did not become what it is today in an instant. It has reached its current state through a gradual and continuous process of change over many years. Where did it begin, and where is it headed? These changes, whose beginning and end are...

In this blog post, we take a closer look at how Newtonian mechanics, the representative system of classical mechanics, was replaced by field theory.   According to Isaac Newton’s system of physics established in the 17th century, physical reality is explained by empty space, material points moving within that space, and the forces acting between these material points. In this system...