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The idea of human dignity in Korea : an ethico-religious approach and application /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Hyung-Kon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Civil rights > Korea (South)
Dignity.
Constitutional history > Korea (South)
Social values > Korea (South)
Social ethics > Korea (South)
Table of Contents:
  • An analysis of human rights problems in Korea
  • Historical survey of revisions to the constitution of Korea
  • Syngman Rhee's authoritarian regime (1948-1960)
  • Chang Myǒn's passive democratic regime (1960-1961)
  • Military dictators' regime (1961-1993)
  • Civilian democratic regime (1993-present)
  • The causes of human rights problems in historical reality
  • Approaches to human rights issues in non-western nations
  • Obstacles to the development of human rights in Korea
  • Authoritarianism
  • Distorted nationalism
  • Root cause of and antidote for human rights problems : toward the idea of human dignity
  • Contextual interpretation of the idea of human dignity
  • An ideal-prototypical concept of human dignity : a branch for grafting
  • Origin and development of the concept of human dignity
  • A prototypical concept of human dignity
  • The imago dei as the basis for human dignity
  • Vertical aspect : absolute concept of human dignity
  • Horizontal aspect : relational concept of human dignity
  • Human dignity in traditional Korean culture : a rootstock with persistence of the idea
  • The vertical aspect of human dignity in the traditional Korean culture
  • Tan'gun myth as the origin of Korean indigenous thought
  • Korean Buddhism and Confucianism
  • Korean indigenous religions
  • The horizontal aspect of human dignity in the traditional Korean culture
  • Tan'gun myth as the origin of Korean indigenous thought
  • Korean Buddhism and Confucianism
  • Korean indigenous religions
  • Institutional application of the idea of human dignity
  • Application of the idea of human dignity to the constitution
  • Application of the idea of human dignity to human rights
  • The basis for human rights
  • The right to personality and the right to life
  • Application of the idea of human dignity to the constitutional ideological values
  • Democracy for human rights and its limit
  • Nationalism for human rights and its limit
  • Human dignity as the foundation of all values
  • The idea of human dignity and religion
  • Distortions of religions in Korea
  • The influence of political authoritarianism
  • The influence of economic developmentalism
  • The recovery of Korean religions' ethical identity and social role
  • The idea of human dignity and education
  • Educational ideal of Korea
  • The distortion of education in Korea
  • The recovery of the intrinsic nature of Korean education
  • Application of the idea of human dignity to the family
  • The problem of the family in Korea
  • Human dignity as a solution to the family problem
  • The vertical aspect of family members' dignity
  • The horizontal aspect of family members' dignity
  • Perichoretic fellowship between family members, 250
  • Conclusion: Overtures of the human dignity movement in Korea.