Do-ol

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Do-ol
Hangul: 김용옥
Hanja: 金容沃
Revised Romanization: Gim Yong-ok
McCune-Reischauer: Kim Yongok
Pen name
Hangul: 도올
Revised Romanization: Dool
McCune-Reischauer: Tool

Do-ol is the pen name of the contemporary South Korean philosopher Young-Oak Kim (sometimes given as Doal Kim Yong-ok or Tool Kim Yong-ok). He was born June 14, 1948 in Cheonan.[1]

Doh-ol is considered the nation's leading philosopher dealing with public issues and explaining Oriental philosophy to the public, as in his well-known explanation of the Diamond Sutra and Lao Tzu on television and in public lectures. In addition to philosophy, he has worked in Oriental medicine, painting, play writing, and movie writing and directing. He is an authority on all major Far Eastern philosophical movements.

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[edit] Bibliography

  • Hyegang Choe Han-gi wa Yugyo / Tool Kim Yong-ok. Soul-si : Tongnamu, 2004. (Series: Kim, Yong-ok, Selections. 2003 ; 3.) LCCN B5254.C54K538

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 인물: 김용옥(金容沃). Empas People. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.


Persondata
NAME Kim, Do-ol Yong-ok
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 도올, 김용옥, 金容沃
SHORT DESCRIPTION South Korean philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH 1948-06-14
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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