Philosopher

Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk

Overview

Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk (Korean: 서경덕; Hanja: 徐敬德; March 18, 1489 – August 13, 1546) was a Korean Neo-Confucianist philosopher during the Joseon period. His philosophy studied materialism and phenomenology based on ancient Taoist philosophy theories absorbed by neo-Confucianism, like Yin and Yang and Ki.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Ideas Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk discusses

• Yin and yang
• Korea
• Materialism
• Qi
• Joseon
• Neo-Confucianism
• Taoist philosophy
• Phenomenology (philosophy)
• Hŏ Kyun

Place in the tradition

Part of Korean philosophy.

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