Philosopher; professor at Yonsei and Wonkwang; first president of the Korean Society of Oriental Philosophy
| Life | 1919년 ~ 1990년 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 분성 배씨 |
Bae Jong-ho (裵宗鎬, 1919-1990) was a philosopher who left a large mark on the study of Korean Confucianism. According to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture his pen name was Jisan (智山), his seat is Bunseong and he was born in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang. He studied classical Chinese before primary school and graduated from Jinju Public Higher Common School in 1937 and from the philosophy department of Keijo Imperial University in 1943.
He then taught at Cheongju Commercial School (1943), Hamyang Middle School (1946) and Dongguk University (lecturer, 1948). When the Korean War broke out in 1951 he returned home and spent about ten years as a teacher and vice principal at Hamyang Agricultural High School, where he is said to have learned geomancy to a high level. He was professor of philosophy at Yonsei University from 1960 to 1984, head of the Chinese and Korean philosophy sections of the Korean Philosophical Association in 1979, and first and second president of the Korean Society of Oriental Philosophy in 1982. From 1984 to 1990 he taught at Wonkwang University and served as president of the Korean Society for the History of Thought and director of the Yulgok Institute.
His research centered on Korean philosophy, especially Confucian thought, treating the theory of li and qi and thinkers such as Seo Gyeong-deok, Yi I and Gwon Geun. His books include An Introduction to Philosophy, A History of Korean Confucianism and Materials of Korean Confucianism, and he translated the Hanfeizi and Toegye's Sayings. He received the Hankook Ilbo Publishing Culture Prize (1974), the Order of Civil Merit, Moktan Class (1982) and Moran Class (1984), the World Peace Professors Academy award (1986), and the Yulgok Prize in 2010.
His books include An Introduction to Philosophy, A General Theory of Philosophy, A History of Korean Confucianism, The Nation and Ethics, Tasks and Development of Korean Confucianism, Collected Materials of Korean Confucianism and The Philosophical Development of Korean Confucianism. He edited The Life and Thought of Hanhwondang and translated the Hanfeizi and Toegye's Sayings; his papers include studies of the theory of li and qi, Seo Gyeong-deok, Yi I and Gwon Geun. In 2024 Yi Gi-yong published an article on the formation of his philosophy in Yulgok Studies.
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