2011, Vol., No.13

Journal of Korean Hyo Studies 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.52

pISSN : 1738-253X
https://journal.kci.go.kr/hyo

'Hyo' is generally called the base of all acts. Therefore 'Hyo' is described as an absolute and unconditional moral duty in textbook of「Moral」&「Ethics」of elementary and junior schools. But almost brief description is lack of the theoretical justification rationale. So this paper is to study to clear the ethical grounds of 'Hyo' duty through as follows : 1) to reinterpret 'Hyo' with virtue ethics, care ethics, philosophical anthropology, social biology as well as confucianism. The origin of 'Hyo' can be understood in both moral sentiment and rational universal law. This is similar to the way of western ethics that explains the origin of moral act with feeling and reason. ; 2) to draw the nature of 'Hyo' duty as perfect and universal duty. ; 3) to explore the possibility of 'Hyo' ethics as universal ethics furthermore. The meaning of universal ethics is different according to the perspective. For survival and prosperity in global age, we need new universal ethics forward more comprehensive ideas and universal values. In this context, I try to draw the possibility of 'Hyo' ethics as universal ethics. The ethical grounds of 'Hyo' duty can be helpful to establish 'Hyo' ethics as universal ethics as follows : 1) the origin of 'Hyo' duty that is related with moral sentiment and universal moral law can be acceptable with Aristoteles' virtue ethics and D. Hume's feeling ethics, and I. Kant's duty ethics. ; 2) 'Hyo' duty provides us the comprehensive and universal perspective that can complement the main theories among Oriental and Western ethics.

During the last several decade, the number of the criminal violence crime in korea including the crime of a lineal assendant has increased gradually. As it turned out, the korea correctional administrative headquarters has executed social treatment correctional program for criminal prisoners including the crime of a lineal assendent in response to the new educational correctional service producing ideology instead of the retribution penal ideology which had dominated for a long time. These social correctional treatment program for resocialization of prisoners can be classified into two main groups : "HYO" related one and non "HYO" one. Temporary release of a prisoner for maintaing family relationship, parents school in the prison, and family love camp are grouped into the same "HYO" related socoial correctional treatment program. Little is Known about "HYO" related social correctional treatment study. Firstly, in the article, I would like to give an account of what was writed up about "HYO" related social correctional treatment program during the last several decades. In the second place, I would like to explore the problems of "HYO" related social correcitonal treatment program from the standpoint of "HYO" cognitive view and insist on the alternatives in view of the path-breaking aspect through the "HYO" cognitive contents about social correctional treatment program. "HYO" cognitive social correctional treatment program for resocializtion of prisoners was the conclusion I have come to asserting.

Rev. Choi's Hyo(filial piety) movement based on Bible, began in 1995, has established Hyo-ethic system through Ethical approach, thus opened up the possibility of wide spread of filial piety.Hyo-ethic system has rooted from Ephesians Chapter 6, and has extracted the concept of a common Hyo from tradition of the East and West. It has the complex system of four parameters; obedience, agency, affection, and perpetuity. To accelerate and deepen these studies, it seems necessary that analyzing context in Scriptures in terms of Divinity, as well as explaining ethic systems which have the possibility of universalization. In Luke chapter 15 of the New Testament, Jesus directly taught the parable from which the following results could be derived in terms of the ethic system that has the possibility of universalization. In the parable of lost son, the father and son relationship, based on love, compassion, and forgiveness, has functioned as the power of retrieve; the left and treason son had to do penance and to react to the return. In other words, father's endless love amid the failure and frustration provides strength and courage to get his life back. The parable of the lost son in Luke chapter 15 shows father's affection prominently, but very little obedience, agency, and perpetuity can be found. Nevertheless, the relationship between father-son could be restored through personal conversation based on the father's affection-hyo. To minimize conflicts between family members in the diverse and complex society, it is essential to have effective communication based on affection of parents. The restoration of relationships through parent-child communication has a high priority in obeying God's missionary command.