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Introduction to Korean Philosophy and Culture
Beginner
Online
1 Weeks
1,914 USD Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome from SKKU
- Course overview
- What makes up a philosophy?
- Universality and particularity
- Western philosophy meets East Asian philosophy
- From Philosophy to cross-cultural philosophies
- Chinese vs Korean philosophy
- The introduction of Chinese characters (Hanja) into Korea
- Revisiting the content for week 1
Readings
- Course introduction
- Reading materials for week 1
assignment
- What have you learnt this week?
discussion prompts
- Self-Introduction
- Diversity in philosophy
Videos
- Influence and innovation5m
- Adaptive and disruptive innovation across cultural boundaries
- The influence of Confucianism on Korean traditional thought
- Sungkyun, “Learning to be a better person”
- The meaning of Sungkyun
- Hangeul, the Korean alphabet
- Writing systems before Hangeul
- Three important ingredients of Hangeul
- Revisiting the content for week 2
Reading
- Reading materials for week 2
assignment
- What have you learnt this week?
discussion prompt
- Let’s think of 'Cultural innovations’ in your culture!
Videos
- Affectionate Koreans vs argumentative Koreans
- Reason and emotion in the East and West
- The Four-Seven debate
- The history of Neo-Confucianism
- More details on the Four-Seven debate
- The Horak debate
- More details on the Horak debate
- Revisiting the content for week 3
Reading
- Reading materials for week 3
assignment
- What have you learnt this week?
discussion prompts
- The Four-Seven debate, which side do you agree with?
- The Horak debate, which side do you agree with?
Videos
- Zoom on Maum, mind or heart?
- Recap on the topics discussed so far
- Resistance to dichotomy in the Korean language
- Different chunking through the Uri-self
- A closer look at Uri
- More tips for Korean philosophy
- Revisiting the content for week 4
- Continuing your journey in Korean philosophy
Reading
- Reading materials for week 4
assignment
- What have you learnt this week?
- [Final Test] What have you learnt in this course?
peer review
- The Korean way of thought in contemporary culture
discussion prompt
- Congratulations on completing your first steps into Korean philosophy!
Instructors
Articles
28 Feb'24, 07:24 AM
28 Feb'24, 07:24 AM