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22Emotions in Korean Philosophy and Religion (edited book)Palgrave. 2022.This pioneering book presents thirteen articles on the fascinating topic of emotions (jeong 情) in Korean philosophy and religion. Its introductory chapter comprehensively provides a textual, philosophical, ethical, and religious background on this topic in terms of emotions West and East, emotions in the Chinese and Buddhist traditions, and Korean perspectives. Chapters 2 to 5 of part I discuss key Korean Confucian thinkers, debates, and ideas. Chapters 6 to 8 of part II offer comparative though…Read more
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26Matricide, Myth, and the Great Mother: An Asian Ecofeminist Reading of Seolmundae (the Creator of Jeju Island in Korea) and Nüwa (the Protector Goddess of Chinese Mythology)Journal of Chinese Philosophy 49 (2): 125-135. 2022.This study is an Asian ecofeminist reading of two Great Mother Goddesses, Seolmundae (the Creator of Jeju Island in Korea) and Nüwa (the Protector Goddess of Chinese mythology). Nüwa (yin) cannot be reduced to just a counter part of Fuxi (yang) while Seolmundae cannot be shadowed as one of many other creation myths. Rather, they are the Great Mother, the Divine Feminine as the fecundity of Life, the healing Spirit, and the caring Heart which we have to discover and rescue from our forgotten his…Read more
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14Matricide, Myth, and the Great Mother: An Asian Ecofeminist Reading of Seolmundae (the Creator of Jeju Island in Korea) and Nüwa (the Protector Goddess of Chinese Mythology)Journal of Chinese Philosophy 49 (2): 125-135. 2022.This study is an Asian ecofeminist reading of two Great Mother Goddesses, Seolmundae (the Creator of Jeju Island in Korea) and Nüwa (the Protector Goddess of Chinese mythology). Nüwa (yin) cannot be reduced to just a counter part of Fuxi (yang) while Seolmundae cannot be shadowed as one of many other creation myths. Rather, they are the Great Mother, the Divine Feminine as the fecundity of Life, the healing Spirit, and the caring Heart which we have to discover and rescue from our forgotten hist…Read more
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29A Lament Over Frankenstein, Nature De-Natured: A Deep Ecology with Sacred SeedAmerican Journal of Theology and Philosophy 37 (1): 70-78. 2016.Seeds are our sacred ancestors. Ruining a seed means hurting your soul! My maternal grandparents lived in a small farming village in Korea when I was a five-year-old kindergartener. I visited my grandfather’s house almost every weekend. Both of my grandparents welcomed my visit; my coming was their great joy. I really loved to visit my grandfather’s house. My grandfather was a Confucian scholar and a farmer who believed farming is sacred work. From him, I began to learn my first lessons in foods…Read more
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9Suffering and Evil in Nature: Comparative Responses from Ecstatic Naturalism and Healing Cultures (edited book)Lexington Books. 2021.This edited collection represents an ongoing conversation for bringing healing cultures into suffering and evil. The pluralistic perspectives emerge from the creativity of this unique community of interpreters.
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13A Comparative Ecofeminist Perspective of Care for Planetary FamilyJournal of Philosophy of Emotion 2 (2): 25-30. 2021.As a comparative ecofeminist philosopher, I would like to specify two comments on Stephen T. Asma and Rami Gabriel’s book, The Emotional Mind: The Affective Roots of Culture and Cognition. First, an emotional mind is not only had by human beings, but also shared by all primates and probably other creatures. Thus I discovered in this work an expansive understanding of “emotion” as a field of study. From my ecofeminist perspective, I suggest that a deep ecological expansive thinking through cultur…Read more
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16A Philosophy of Sacred Nature: Prospects for Ecstatic Naturalism (edited book)Lexington Books. 2014.This book introduces Robert Corrington’s “ecstatic naturalism,” a new perspective in understanding “sacred” nature and naturalism, and explores what can be done with this philosophical thought. This is an excellent resource for scholars of Continental philosophy, philosophy of religion, and American pragmatism
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4Nature's Transcendence and Immanence: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Ecstatic Naturalism (edited book)Lexington Books. 2017.The authors in this collection engage with ecstatic naturalism in a variety of ways, comparing it to or integrating it with other philosophies and disciplines to express and fully explore the transcendence and immanence of nature.
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