Sungmoon Kim’s new book, A Kingdom of Righteousness: Neo-Confucianism and Political Theory in Traditional Korea, has been published by Cambridge University Press. See here and below for more details.
Category Archives: Korean Philosophy
Baker Reviews Ivanhoe and Wang at NDPR
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Philip J. Ivanhoe and Hwa Jeong Wang, Readings in Korean Confucian Philosophy, Hackett Publishing, 2026, 392pp., $32.00 (pbk) ISBN 9781647922559.
Reviewed by Don Baker, University of British Columbia
When I first held Ivanhoe and Wang’s Readings in Korean Confucian Philosophy in my hands and leafed through it, I immediately regretted retiring from teaching a couple of months earlier. I had taught Korean cultural history for decades but, since most of my students couldn’t read Korean or Classical Chinese, I couldn’t include substantial excerpts from the writings of Korean Confucian philosophers among the primary sources I asked them to read. Now that I was no longer teaching undergraduates, I had finally found a book with material I could have assigned. Moreover, the excerpts translated are short enough (with the exception…
New Book: Kim, A Confucian Theory of Power
Sungmoon Kim’s A Confucian Theory of Power has been published by Manchester University Press (https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182661/). The book contains a lead essay by Kim, responses from several theorists, and Kim’s replies.
New Book: Ivanhoe and Wang, Readings in Korean Confucian Philosophy
Philip J. Ivanhoe and Hwa Yeong Wang’s collection of translations of Korean Confucian thinkers Readings in Korean Confucian Philosophy (Hackett, 2026) has been published recently. Continue reading →
Korean Philosophy Course Resources
The Korean philosophy educational content developed by the K-Academic Expansion Project might be of interest of the readers as a resource that could contribute to broader conversations in East Asian and comparative philosophy, as well as to related teaching and public-facing educational efforts. Please read more to see a message from the project’s Senior Researcher Eun Young Kim and gain access to the resources. Continue reading →
CFP: NAKPA’s 11th Annual Conference at University of Hildesheim
The North American Korean Philosophy Association (NAKPA) is holding its 11th Annual conference at University of Hildesheim (Universität Hildesheim), Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, Oct 5-6, 2026. This year the conference will be hosted by the Global Philosophy Center at Hildesheim under the auspices of Prof. Sool Park. Please read more for the submission guidelines and more information on the special issue. Continue reading →
Cline reviews Ivanhoe and Wang, Korean Women Philosophers, at NDPR
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Philip J. Ivanhoe and Hwa Yeong Wang, Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage: Essential Writings of Im Yungjidang and Gang Jeongildang, Oxford University Press, 2023, 304 pp., $30.99 (pbk) ISBN 9780197508695.
Reviewed by Erin M. Cline, Georgetown University
“Are there any lineages of women philosophers in Confucianism?” When students in my Chinese Philosophy classes ask this question, I enjoy answering yes. Now, I am delighted to be able to assign the work of the philosophers I tell them about. This book collects and translates, for the first time, the work of the first and only explicit lineage of Confucian women philosophers: Im Yunjidang (1721-1793) and Gang Jeongildang (1772-1832).[1] They are rooted in the Korean Confucian tradition, a much-neglected but extraordinarily rich and sophisticated branch of Confucianism that has had a deep and enduring impact in East Asia….
Online Lecture on Korean Confucianism
An online seminar by Dr Nikolett Roque-Kőrösi on “Korean Confucianism: Beyond stereotypes and misreadings” is going to be hosted on Thursday 31st July 2025 at 3pm (AWST), 2pm (AEST) and 4pm (Seoul).The talk introduces the basic concepts of Korean Confucianism while challenging some of the common misinterpretations found in Western media and scholarship – and sometimes even within Korea. Please find more details about the lecture here.
CFP: 2026 APA NAKPA at George Mason University USA
The North American Korean Philosophy Association (NAKPA) is organizing two group sessions at the 2026 Eastern Division Meeting of APA (American Philosophical Association) in Baltimore, Maryland USA. The 2025 APA Eastern Division Meeting will be held in person at Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland from January 7 (Wed) –10 (Sat), 2026. For application, please see more information below. Continue reading →
2025 Annual NAKPA (Korean Philosophy) Conference at George Mason University
The annual NAKPA conference will be held at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, June 26 & 27, 2025, for two full days under the auspices of Professor Young-chan Ro together with the Department of Religious Studies and Korean Studies center at GM. The host professor Ro will also gives a keynote address. Attached please find the conference program. Continue reading →
