@article{ART003312588},
author={JuHee Lee},
title={Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics},
journal={The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art},
issn={1229-0246},
year={2026},
volume={77},
pages={154-176}
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AU - JuHee Lee
TI - Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics
JO - The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art
PY - 2026
VL - 77
IS - null
PB - 한국미학예술학회
SP - 154
EP - 176
SN - 1229-0246
AB - Ko Yu-seop, Korea’s first art historian and aesthetician, has received limited interpretive attention. This study offers a contemporary reinterpretation of his thought that emphasizes the dynamic self-awareness it reveals. Ko proposed the “interpretation of good will” as a means to overcome past irrationalities and guide the construction of a rational future. In his later writings, his concept of “ascending interpretation” integrated contemporary rationality into the Confucian model of individual consciousness characteristic of Joseon culture. Despite historical constraints on expressing a distinct Korean cultural life, he pursued subjective interpretations of art and aesthetics, exercising free will and laying the foundation for autonomous Korean aesthetics. The motifs of “ascension” and “co-ascension” reflect the aesthetic spaces of “freedom” and “life.” Ko combined the meticulous study of artifacts with reflective contemplation and established a methodology that linked aesthetic sensibility with a lived approach to life. His work demonstrates how aesthetic inquiry can shape intellectual and cultural self-awareness, creating a lasting framework for understanding Korean art and thought.
KW - ascending interpretation;co-ascension;interpretation of good will;Ko Yu-seop;reinterpretation;space of freedom;space of life
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JuHee Lee. (2026). Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 77, 154-176.
JuHee Lee. 2026, "Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics", The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, vol.77, pp.154-176.
JuHee Lee "Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 77 pp.154-176 (2026) : 154.
JuHee Lee. Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics. 2026; 77 154-176.
JuHee Lee. "Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 77(2026) : 154-176.
JuHee Lee. Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 77, 154-176.
JuHee Lee. Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art. 2026; 77 154-176.
JuHee Lee. Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics. 2026; 77 154-176.
JuHee Lee. "Research on the Motivation for the Reinterpretation of Ko Yu-seop’s Aesthetics" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 77(2026) : 154-176.
