• Authors : Chiwon Choi
• Journal : The Korean Review of Political Thought
• Publisher : Korean Society For Political Thought
• Volume : 25(1)
• Publication Date : May, 2019
• Abstract : The reality or true identity of Arendt’s theory is not well understood, and its value is exaggerated. Arendt’s theory is repeatedly reproduced through the ‘Arendt scholarly cottage industry’. In the context of criticizing it, this study explores that Arendt’s ‘thinking’, while transformed into a superhistorical notion, becomes a empty theory in relation to the reality. In its core, there is an aestheticization of thinking through literature and art, and Heidegger provides a important theoretical foundation. Arendt’s method of aesthetic thinking is closely tied to the way she idealizes thinking. And these aestheticized and ideationalized thinking leads to a moralized thinking. This moralized thinking, however, is empty. Arendt’s concept of thinking reveals many contradictory and conflicting moments, and there are many deficiencies in form and substance. Arendt’s ‘thinking’, which is aesthetized, ideationalized and moralized, located out of the realm of practice. ‘Thinking’ is not situated in a reality but a literary poem or ‘nunc stans’ and has the activity there. ‘Thinking’, which lives and is active in a place where only God knows or no one knows, can not proceed to the realm of praxis. In other words, Arendt’s theory can not be an actual theory for political action based on ‘thinking’. No matter how much ‘politics’ is put forward and emphasized, not all theories are political theories.

• Authors : Taejung Kim
• Journal : National Security and Strategy
• Publisher : Institute for National Security Strategy
• Volume : 19(1)
• Publication Date : March, 2019
• Abstract : The rise of China was the greatest event in 20th century international politics, but the strengthening of naval power in the 21st century has dramatically changed the situation in the region. Especially for Japan, which pursues economic growth rather than security based on the natural obstacles of the sea, China’s naval forces cause Japan’s security problems, and Japan is also trying to balancing China through military expansion and alliance expansion. The existing balance of threat theory or the security dilemma can explain the arms race or unstable relationship between the two countries, but it has limitations to adequately explain the cause of the present situation. Therefore, I sought to understand the mutual relations through the grand strategy that expresses abstractly the national interests that the great powers intend to pursue. In particular, that the relationship between countries seeking the same strategy in the same region is more unstable than in other regions. After the defeat of Pacific War, Japan’s third Grand Strategy, the Yoshida Doctrine, characterized putting the issue of security and economy (Gun vs Butter) in charge of security to the United States and herself focus on economic growth. In addition, Japan is waste her times by the ‘lost decade’. Now it is pursuing the Abe Doctrine (seapower strategy). At the same time, China is pursuing its maritime strategy for the great power. Therefore, since the relationship between China and Japan is pursuing the same strategy (seapower strategy) in the same region (Asia), the relationship between the two countries is logically estimated to be not only unstable but also worse.

• Author: Doo-Jin Kim
• Title: The Religious Characteristics of Koreans Read in Oral Literature
• Publisher: The Academy of Korean Studies Press
• Published: August 2018
• Abstract: This study focuses on ‘religious mind’ as a central axis of Korean culture and seeks to interpret the literature in the “The Comprehensive Collection of Korean Folklore Literature(Revised and Enlarged)” through an interdisciplinary approach from humanities to social sciences. Analysis and methodology of religious philosophy, human geography, Korean literature, social psychology, and political sociology were used. In the political-sociological analysis, it emphasizes that there is ‘interpenetration’ or ‘interrelationship’ between the contents of the folk tales and the “Yongbieocheonga”. The political myth of the founding of Choseon Dynasty is a reflection of conflict and confrontation structure, but as a “control ideology,” it is believed that it has resulted in the net functional results of political communication. This study will trigger a new cognitive shift from the view that the formation of folktales is merely interpreted as spontaneous oral transmission by the grassroots.

What is the problem with Korea, China and Japan’s historical perception is a book Yasuaki Onuma, a professor of international law,  who has been studying Korea-Japan relations and practicing activities since the 1970s. It discusses the theme of ‘historical awareness’ which is the object of controversy between Korea and China based on the contents of the Tokyo trial, war responsibility and postwar responsibilities, Nanjing case, Sakhalin residual Korean people, and ‘comfort women’.

Preface
Chapter 1 Tokyo Trial _ International  ‘condemnation’ and Japan’s attitude of acceptance
Chapter 2 San Francisco Peace Treaty and “normalization of diplomatic relations” between Korea-China and Korea-Japan _ “ending” the war and colonial rule
Chapter 3 War Responsibility and Postwar Responsibility
Chapter 4 The issue of comfort women and the new situation _1990s to the 21st century
Chapter 5 21st Century World and Historical Awareness
The words of the translator