Abstrakt: | In the twentieth century, Korea had a violent change in its history. Initially, Korea lost its
independence and became a Japanese colony. It regained freedom after the defeat of Japan,
but soon, the Korean War broke out. From that time until today, Korea has been divided
into two parts: the southern one and the northern one. After the war, South Korea was
a country under military dictatorship for a long time. South Korea after the Korean War belonged
to one of the poorest countries over the world. In the present time, however, South
Korea has become a country that has a great impact on the global economy. This change in
history had a huge impact (positively and negatively) on the mentality of Koreans. The aim
of my article is to present the economic development of South Korea from a Confucian
point of view and to analyze the impact of Korean history in the twentieth century on the
mentality of Koreans and its operation in Korean society (work ethos and ethos of science,
Korean language, etc.). |