2023, Vol., No.42

PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.5

pISSN : 1975-1621 / eISSN : 2092-0873
https://journal.kci.go.kr/insewtdgu

In this study, we will examine bioethical issues, especially privacy, in digital treatment based on the metaverse platform. First, we review the discussion on the the metaverse and the digital twin, which is most expected to be used in healthcare. In a metaverse, human can be implemented as digital twins composed of body data. In the medical field, body data and body derived data are digitized, measured, stored, and analyzed to become a digital twin. These digital twins become tools for new insights to predict, prevent and treat disease. In the digital twin, which accurately reads all human changes and behaviors in real time and replicates it as it is in the virtual world, even the environment and space in which I live are all data. The digital twin, which interacts with the real self as a replica of the real world, show how much privacy is important. Technology sometimes doesn't care about humans. This is also the reason why in-depth discussions that can improve the essential meaning and value of privacy should be started as soon as possible.

The purpose of this study is to examine the trends in the study of Wonhyo philosophy in North Korea. I have to research and read references published in North Korea in order to examine the study of Wonhyo ’s philosophy in North Korea, and I confess that there were practical limitations in finding and reading them. Until now, the research of South Korean scholars dealing with the study of Korean philosophy in North Korea has dealt with the entire History of Korean Philosophy (Sang)(1960 and 1961) in North Korea or on the understanding and comparison of Buddhist philosophy published in North Korea until the 1980s. There were two main periods in which the trend of understanding North Korea's Korean philosophy emerged in South Korea. The two periods are around 1988 and around 1999. It's time to do this study again. I think there are two characteristics of this study. First, while South Korean researchers have studied Korean philosophy in North Korea up to the 1980s, this study covers the 2010 years. Second, while the previous studies dealt with Korean philosophy in general, this study deals with North Korean scholars' understanding of Wonhyo's Buddhist philosophy. The text was organized in the following order: First, I examined the current state of research by South Korean scholars on Korean philosophy and Korean Buddhist philosophy in North Korea. Second, I briefly reviewed the research on Wonhyo in North Korea. Third, I examined how the content of research on Wonhyo’s philosophy changed in North Korea over time and by scholars. Finally, I concluded this paper by briefly comparing the research on Wonhyo’s philosophy in North and South Korea, and thinking about how to write a history of Korean philosophy that reflects both the study of North and South Korea in the future, and how the study of Wonhyo philosophy can be expanded.

The Kakao Talk incident provided an opportunity to affirm the influence of online platforms. Despite their recent emergence, these platforms have become an indispensable element of daily life. However, social consensus on online platforms remains inadequate. And there is controversy surrounding them. In this circumstance, the question can be raised about how Confucianism can help, and whether it is possible to apply a Confucian approach to the management of online platforms. I would like to explore the possibility of adopting a Confucian mindset to the platform management. To this end, I first clarify what is the Confucian attitude to dealing with new situations. Next, I demonstrate that there are similar attitudes to the Confucian one in the operation of platforms. Lastly, by comparing platforms, I illustrate that platforms can suitably respond to the users adopting a Confucian approach; through it, I confirm the possibility of applying a Confucian attitude to platform management.