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Silhak

Silhak (Korean: 실학; Hanja: 實學) was a Korean Confucian social reform movement in the late Joseon Dynasty. Sil means "actual" or "practical", and hak means "studies" or "learning". It developed in response to the increasingly metaphysical nature of Neo-Confucianism (성리학) that seemed disconnected from the rapid agricultural, industrial, and political…

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Hangul
실학
Hanja
實學
MR
Sirhak
RR
Silhak

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Silhak

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples70
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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related to Prominent scholars · 39
Silhak → Administration, An Chŏngpok, Asan, Benefiting, Choi, Chŏng Yagyong, Copernican, Daedongbeop, Dasan, Gyeongsechiyongpa, Hong Taeyong, Iyonghusaengpa, Kim Chŏnghŭi, Kim Yuk, Korea, Northern School, Pak Chega, Pak Chiwŏn, Pak Sedang, People
related to External links · 27
Silhak → An Introduction, April, Baker, Catholicism, Confucian, Culture, Deuchler, Focusing, Harv, Implication, JHK Haboush, June, Kalton, Korea Journal, Korean Traditional Epistemology, KyuYoung, Late Chosŏn Korea, May, Michael, October
Hangul · 1
Silhak → 실학
Hanja · 1
Silhak → 實學
MR · 1
Silhak → Sirhak
RR · 1
Silhak → Silhak

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scholars korea school confucian social korean yi late practical advocated land people reform human hanja 실학 實學 representing usage pak

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SilhakHangul실학1.00infobox
SilhakHanja實學1.00infobox
SilhakMRSirhak1.00infobox
SilhakRRSilhak1.00infobox
Silhakrelated to External linksBaker0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksOrthodoxy0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksCatholicism0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksConfucian0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksJHK Haboush0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksDeuchler0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksCulture0.60section
Silhakrelated to External linksState0.60section

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