Pak Chiwŏn (philosopher)
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Pak Chiwŏn (philosopher)
Pak Chiwŏn (; 1737–1805), styled Yeonam (), was a philosopher and novelist in the late Joseon dynasty. He has been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning (silhak)" movement. Pak Chiwŏn belonged to the "School of Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People" () to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing western technologies to Joseon Korea. Pak Chiwŏn proposed that Joseon import advanced technologies from the Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ..., and promote mercantilism. The scholars Bak Jega, Yu Deukgong and were influenced by Pak Chiwŏn. Belief Along with Hong Daeyong, he argued that the ground is not flat but round. He saw that the Earth could be ...
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Pak (Korean Name)
Park (, ), also spelled as Pak or Bak, is the third-most common Korean name, surname in Korea, traditionally traced back to 1st century Hyeokgeose of Silla, King Hyeokgeose Park and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. ''Park'' or ''Revised Romanization of Korean, Bak'' is usually assumed to come from the Korean noun ''Bak'' (), meaning "calabash, gourd". As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 4,192,074 people with the name in South Korea, or roughly 8.4% of the population. Founding legend All the Park clans in Korea trace their ancestry back to the first king of Silla, Hyeokgeose of Silla, Hyeokgeose. According to a Korean mythology, legend, the leaders of the six clans of the Jinhan confederacy were gathering on a hilltop to choose a king, when they looked down and saw lightning strike at the foot of the Yangsan mountain and a white horse bow at the same place. When they went there to check, they found a red egg, which hatched a baby boy. They bathed ...
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Hong Daeyong
Hong Taeyong (; 12 May 1731 – 17 November 1783), art name Tamhŏn (), was a philosopher, astronomer and mathematician of the late Joseon Kingdom. Hong was an early leader of the ''Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People'' () school of thought. It worked to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing Western technologies to Joseon Korea. Hong was a friend of Park Ji-won, who was another leader of the ''Profitable Usage'' school. Early life Hong Taeyong was born in 1731 in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. In his early days, Hong was educated by Kim One-hang of Seock-sil Seowon. During this period, traditional Neo-Confucianism formed the basis of his academic world. In 1765, Hong followed his uncle Hong Eock (), who was in Joseon missions to Imperial China. In China, Hong witnessed a brilliant development of Qing Dynasty and experienced culture shock. After returning to Joseon, Hong insisted enhancing the nationa ...
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18th-century Korean Poets
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People From Seoul
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1805 Deaths
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1737 Births
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18th-century Korean Philosophers
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in Society, human society and the Natural environment, environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, History of slavery, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russian Empire, Russia and Qing dynasty, China. Western world, Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715 ...
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Yu Deukgong
Yu Deuk-gong (; 1749–1807) was a Korean scholar during the Joseon Dynasty. He is remembered today for his work in recovering the history of Balhae, which had not generally been considered part of Korean history before his time. See also *History of Korea *Balhaego ''Parhaego'' () or the ''Reflections on Balhae'' is a history book about the Balhae civilization, written by Yu Deuk-gong, who was a Silhak (practical studies) scholar during the Joseon Dynasty. It describes the king of Balhae, the vassals of Ba ... References *Yu, Deuk-gong. "Yu Tŭkkong: Parhae in Korean history," pp. 186–187 in External linksDusan Encyclopedia article, in Korean 18th-century Korean poets Historians of Korea 1749 births 1807 deaths 18th-century Korean writers Korean historians {{korea-historian-stub ...
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