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A Study on Chosun Stagnation Theory by Japanese Intellectuals －focused on noncivilizaton, noneconomization, nonrationalization－

Lee, Bok-Lim 1

1한남대학교

Candidate

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This article reviews, in terms of nonciviliaztion, noneconomization and nonrationalization, the logical reasonings by enlightment philosopher Fukuzawa Yukichi, economist Fukuda Tokuzo and literateur Shiba Ryotaro who have been selected as representatives out of the intellectuals who had advocated Chosun Stagnation Theory after Japan’s modernization. In Japanese society, it has been verified that Chosun Stagnation Theory, which had been based on ‘the theory of Escape Asia’ by Fukuzawa Yukichi and shaped up by economists including Fukuda Tokuzo, had been revived by national author Shiba Ryotaro. That is to say, the reasoning of Fukuzawa and Fukuda that 19th century Chosun was unable to get civilized on its own socially as well as economically was delivered to Shiba Ryotaro and resulted in the justification of the rationalization of Qing-Japan war, Russia-Japan war and Korea-Japan annexation. The reasoning of stagnation has been spread by historians and mass media without any filtering and Japanese distorted historical view of Korea has been succeeded. In conclusion, the Chosun Stagnation Theory by noncivilization, noneconomization and nonrationalization has been a one-sided trial in the whole system and continuous interest in the historical view of Korea by Japanese intellectuals are necessary.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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