2016, Vol.73, No.1

A Defense of the Positive Value of Mass Art

Chong-hwan Oh | 2016, 73(1) | pp.11~43 | number of Cited : 3

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On Noël Carroll’s Definition of Mass Art

김정현 | 2016, 73(1) | pp.45~75 | number of Cited : 4

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K-Pop: a Peculiar Encounter of Korean and Pop Music - Inquiry into K-Pop’s Korean Authenticity

Lee Suwan | 2016, 73(1) | pp.77~103 | number of Cited : 33

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King Yeongjo’s Love for Novels and Its Meaning

Kim, Soo Young | 2016, 73(1) | pp.107~134 | number of Cited : 7

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This paper searches King Yeongjo’s Seungjeongwonilgi (承政院日記, Journal of the Royal Secretariat) for novel-related articles to shed light on King Yeongjo (英祖, 1694~1776) as a novel mania and to explore its meaning in the history of Korean novels. The findings of this study are described below. King Yeongjo, in addition to the volumes revealed in previous studies, read Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志演義), Journey to the West (西遊記), Romance of the Eastern Han (東漢演義), Romance of the Western Han (西漢演義), Pingyaozhuan (平妖傳) etc. In particular, King Yeongjo enjoyed reading Joseon's three queer books, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Water Margin (水滸傳), of which Romance of the Three Kingdoms was read with particular care. In short, King Yeongjo read Guunmong (九雲夢) and other Korean novels, as well as romances (演義小說), literary novels (文言小說), supernatural novels (神魔小說), renqing novels (人情小說), and other Chinese novels in diverse genres. King Yeongjo acknowledged the value and utility of novels. Such a positive perception about novels seems to have been formed from the Prince Yeoningun (延礽君) period, and during his 50 year reign as a king, King Yeongjo continued to enjoy reading novels. When sick or unable to sleep far into the night, King Yeongjo read novels to calm his mind. Also, he associated the contents of novels with political agenda, and regarded them as reference for running the state. As such, King Yeongjo enjoyed reading novels not only for private tastes, but also for official purposes, making this point important. Based on such facts, King Yeongjo’s love for novels presumably had considerable ripple effects on the upper-class culture of the time. In relation to this, it should be noted that the novels read by King Yeongjo have much in common with the novels listed in Prince Sado’s (思悼世子) Chinese Novel’s Hoemobon (中國小說繪模本) and the novels listed in Yun Deok-hui’s (尹德熙) Soseol gyeongnamja (List of novels). Putting together the above, it can be argued that we should pay new attention to the fact that one of the major reasons for the popularity of novels in Joseon in the 18th century was because King Yeongjo, as a novel mania, had a tremendous cultural effect on Joseon society.

The Visualization of Voices and the Unification of the Written and Spoken Language with Chinese Characters in the Newspaper Manse - bo

Song Minho | 2016, 73(1) | pp.135~164 | number of Cited : 9

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This study examines the attached Korean transcription style adopted by the newspaper Manse-bo, which was published in 1906. At that time, Son Byong-hi (孫秉熙, 1861-1922), a religious sect leader of Cheondogyo annotated Hangul (Korean alphabet) beside Chinese characters when he founded the newspaper, and brought in a type called 'Ruby' in Japan. The Korean and Chinese characters used in combination showed through visualization the relationship of Korean and Chinese characters as they co-existed in the language environment of Korea in the Joseon Dynasty. However, in Korea, the vocal tradition that reads Chinese characters and the translation tradition that inscribes the meaning are thoroughly separated. Although each Chinese character had a correct annotation through this orthography, people who did not know Chinese characters could not have any chance to understand their meaning. Therefore, the newspaper Manse-bo at the time mostly used a method that annotated voice on modern concept words borrowed from the west. It also attempted an experiment in language through columns such as Gungmundokjagurakbu (國文讀者俱樂部), in which Chinese characters were matched to Hangul not through annotation voice, but by matching the meaning of annotation focusing on the words expressing action or description. It should be noted that this language marking experiment was part of a transitional process which resulted, in the end, in a complete Korean style, and not a reconstitution that was influenced by the Japanese way of reading Chinese classics. The phonetic and descriptive (or analytic) tradition established from the Joseon period had made an impact. In addition, the way of writing adopted in the newspaper Manse-bo brings to mind the relationship between Chinese characters and Korean letters that was brought up by the driving forces of Dongnipsinmun (『독립신문』) in the previous period. At the time, Seo Jae-pil (徐載弼, 1864-1951) and Ju Si-gyeong (周時經, 1876-1914) had expressed their opinions about the matter of transliterating from Chinese. The major focus of this discussion was how far it would be possible to transliterate from Chinese letters. Seo Jae-pil and Ju Si-gyeong both considered how deeply the concept of transliterated Chinese was imbedded within the everyday language of the people. In conjunction with this, they emphasized the need for enlightenment of modern western ideas. The attached Korean transcription style introduced by Manse-bo contributed to provoking, once again, attention on the discourse on the Korean language and the matter of enlightenment, which had been brought forth in this period. Furthermore, it recalled the conditions that eventually resulted in the establishment of the complete Korean style, since the tradition of reading the meaning of Chinese characters had not existed in Korea.

Rethinking the ‘Insect’ Motif in Human Origin Myth of Korea

QUAN JINHUA | 2016, 73(1) | pp.165~196 | number of Cited : 0

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A Study on the Promotion and Conclusion of the Small Blast Furnace Construction Project by the Japanese Empire during the Pacific War Period

Bae Suk Man | 2016, 73(1) | pp.197~231 | number of Cited : 1

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The purpose of this paper is to disclose the full account of the ‘Small Blast Furnace Construction Project’, which was one of the major wartime policies of the Japanese Empire during the Pacific War period. The study specifically analyzed the planning process, beginning from the second half of 1942, the unfolding of the project, and its results and limitations. The purpose of promoting the said project was to increase the production of the critical war supplies of steel, and to counteract the increasing seriousness of transportation difficulties. While the Japanese aimed at increasing production of pig iron by constructing small scale blast furnaces at iron ore production areas on the one hand, they also conceived of a plan to mitigate the burden of iron ore transportation by supplying it to Japan. The content of the project involved completing the concentrated construction of mainly 181 twenty-ton small blast furnaces at the iron ore and coal production areas in Joseon, China (Northern and Central China), Mongolia, and Taiwan within the year 1943, in order to produce 500 thousand tons of pig iron that was to be supplied to Japan. The main agent of construction and management was the state-run Japan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and steel manufacturing companies including Japanese zaibatsu, local steel mills and coal-mining companies were in charge. The results of the project were poor, with below 30% of the intended production goal, and only 50% of the pig iron produced was supplied to Japan. The reasons for the poor results included the technological problems of blast furnace operation, supply difficulties for tools and materials necessary for the construction, and the shortage of personnel including engineers and skilled workers. By region, the failure to resolve the problem of using anthracite as fuel resulted in poor performance in Joseon, while issues with the company in charge and the frequent change in local circumstances factored as the reason for poor performance in China.

The Significance and Limits of ‘Religious’ Universities in Colonial India - Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu University

Hawon Ku | 2016, 73(1) | pp.233~269 | number of Cited : 3

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Influencia de la doctrina donatiana en la preceptiva dramática española de la primera mitad del siglo XVI - enfocado en los paratextos de las obras dramáticas

Chung Dong-Hee | 2016, 73(1) | pp.271~306 | number of Cited : 2

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The Ethics of the Other and the Political Philosophy of the Third in E. Levinas

parkyeeun | 2016, 73(1) | pp.307~336 | number of Cited : 3

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Criticism on Kripke’s Theory of Rigid Reference and Hermeneutic Probability

Sungno Youn | 2016, 73(1) | pp.337~369 | number of Cited : 2

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The main purpose of this paper is to review critically the theory of referential rigidity by Kripke on the one hand, and to propose an alternative of hermeneutic probability on the other hand. For that matter we begin by introducing Russell’s descriptivist theory of reference in order to explain what are the first and second genesis of proposition. It is also necessary for us to show why Kripke coins the key concept of rigid designator and makes a difference between rigidity “de facto” for rigidity “de jure” as well as strong necessity and weak necessity. We think the exposé made this way offers a better way of understanding that a proper name does not have the same meaning as the corresponding definite description, contrary to Russell’s thought. These themes constitute the first part of this article. Its second part is dedicated to putting into question Kripke’ theory of rigidity. First we account for the reason why an interactionnist theory of language is better than its nominalist or ego-centered perspective one. It is also relevant for us to adopt an evolutionary viewpoint in order to emphasize the fuzziness of categories. Furthermore some problems are indicated that may well occur if one does not carefully distinguish things like ontological entity, categorial attributes one gives to that entity, propositional content by means of which the attributes are expressed, and propositional attitude the speaker adopt with respect to what she says. The final point of the second part of this paper lies in demonstrating that such an identity statement as “Hesperus and Phosphorus are the same planet” might represent the metaphysically necessary truth but not a posteriori attested one, a counter-argument which goes against Kripke’s. In the third part of this paper, we try to support our thesis that words do not designate rigidly but in a manner of hermeneutic probability on the basis of quantum physics, theory of prototype, and metaphor regarded as fundamental cognitive mechanism. In conclusion our position is made clear concerning relations among language, mind, world.

A Comparative Study on the Language dictionaries of East and West Germany - Focusing on the “Wörterbuchs der deutschen Gegenwartssprache” and “Das große Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache”

Kyung-Eun Choi | 2016, 73(1) | pp.371~400 | number of Cited : 1

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Medical Records of a Doctor in the Late Joseon Dynasty - Review of Yeoksi Manpil (Stray Notes with Experienced Tests) by Yi Sugi

KIM, SEONG SU | 2016, 73(1) | pp.403~415 | number of Cited : 0

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What Makes Art be Art - Review of What Art Is by Arthur Danto

Bai-Hyoung Park | 2016, 73(1) | pp.417~428 | number of Cited : 2

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Humanitas as Anthropos - Review of A Historical Ethnography of Modern Korea by ITAGAKI Ryuta

Jang Moon-seok | 2016, 73(1) | pp.429~465 | number of Cited : 0

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