Do-ol

Do-ol

October 26, 2011
Korean name
Hangul 도올
Hanja 檮杌
Revised Romanization Doh-ol
McCune–Reischauer To-ol
Birth name
Hangul 김용옥
Hanja 金容沃
Revised Romanization Gim Yong-ok
McCune–Reischauer Kim Young-Oak

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

He graduated from Korea University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. He received master's degrees at both at the National Taiwan University and the University of Tokyo. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, his paper being about Wang Fu Zhi (王夫之). He also received a Doctor of Oriental Medicine from Wonkwang University.

Philosophy

Kim's theory of philosophy, however, is not fully accepted by either Korean or Western philosophical circles. The philosophy of Ki (Qi, in Chinese) claims the unique revival and reinterpretation of Eastern traditional philosophy to overcome the intrinsic limitations of Western philosophical traditions. Throughout his books, Kim claims that his unique formulation of the philosophy of Ki is revolutionary in mankind's intellectual history. He has published this idea quite often throughout his numerous works, but the philosophy itself seems to undergo the process of development.

Filmography

See also

Miru Kim

Notes

  1. ↑ "인물: 김용옥(金容沃)". Empas People. Retrieved 2007-02-03.

Bibliography


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