In a thought-provoking hybrid lecture organized by Royal Asiatic Society Korea, German scholar Werner Sasse challenged common misconceptions about Confucius and Confucianism, shedding light on its complex influence on Korean culture and society.
There are always reminders about how Confucian Korea is, and how that’s the basis for its deeply conservative heritage, or its rapid economic development. But that’s not necessarily the case, according to one German academic, who calls such views “far too superficial.”