There are no more deserts. There are no more islands. And yet, and yet, we need them. For us to understand the world, we need poetry as much as we need peace. And where better to find this than Seoul.
A decision by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Monday, to pick former President Syngman Rhee as the independence fighter of January, is rekindling controversy over the conservative Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration’s push to honor historical figures selectively based on their ideologies.
Recently, a Korean intellectual sent me a reporter’s interview with a well-known Korean scholar of East Asian philosophy, Im Geon-sun. Reading the intriguing interview, I found he rightly diagnosed the current maladies of our society and prescribed the remedies we urgently needed in order to survive and thrive in this era of global disruptions. As a Generation MZ philosopher, I believe he could not possibly be .
Recently, a Korean intellectual sent me a reporter’s interview with a well-known Korean scholar of East Asian philosophy, Im Gun-soon. Reading the intriguing interview, I found he rightly diagnosed the current maladies of our society and prescribed the remedies we urgently needed in order to survive and thrive in this era of global disruptions. As a Generation MZ philosopher, I believe he could not possibly be .