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Evolution Korea
South Korea's democracy is susceptible to populist inclinations. It is still healthier than we had hoped for.
The country is searching for an alternative development model. The Confucian culture, which emphasizes respect for ancestors as and gender-specific family relationships, continues to be influential in the society. But there are signs that a secularist culture is gaining ground.
Origins
In prehistoric times the ancestors of the modern Koreans survived by hunting and gathering wild food. In the tens of thousands of years after they began to cultivate crops including millet and beans. They also raised livestock and also made furs. They formed tribal states in Manchuria, and then on the Korean peninsula. They also created a metallurgy industry, producing iron tools and bronze. They also traded with other countries and introduced celadon and block printing to Japan and also art styles, a written language, and papermaking.
In 2333 BCE Gojoseon was founded in the southern part of the peninsula. The state adopted Chinese culture that included Confucian Philosophy and Buddhism. During this period the people of Buyeo joined Gojoseon. Gojoseon had a hierarchical structure in which a monarch and high-ranking officials were drawn from the landed aristocracy while the rest of the population were peasants. The state took taxes from these citizens and sometimes even forced them to serve in the army or to build fortifications.
By the end of this period the state of Baekje was founded by Onjo who was a prince of Goguryeo and the son of Jumong who was the founder of Goguryeo. The new kingdom expanded its territory to the southwest of the peninsula and fought with Goguryeo and China's commanderies in the area. Baekje introduced elements of Confucian thought into its state belief system and made the male centered filiopiety idea as a law in 1390 CE. Under the cover of filiopiety fathers were accountable to their families. They must be obedient to everyone and respected even by their grandchildren and children.
Goryeo, a nation that ruled from 918 until 1392 CE, gave the world the Hangul Alphabet based upon the shapes created by the mouth while pronouncing. This greatly improved communication between people and led to an explosion in the writing of Buddhist texts. Additionally, movable metallic type printing was introduced and woodblock printing was improved. In 1145 CE the Samguk Sagi or "History of the Three Kingdoms" was the first to be recorded.
Development in Korea
The Korean peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Neolithic times and early evidence of human settlements are visible in the form of graves lined with stones, with precious items such as amazonite jewellery being buried alongside the dead. 에볼루션 게이밍 known as dolmens, constructed from huge single stones, are also common throughout the country.
In the first second half of the 1st millennium BCE, Gojoseon established itself as the first recognizable political state. After that the peninsula was ruled by several states in the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCbetween 635 and 57 BC CE) including Baekje Goguryeo and Silla. The northern part of the peninsula was occupied for a period by the Balhae Kingdom, which historians do not believe to be a true Korean state.
Following the Three Kingdoms, several smaller states emerged during the Proto-Three Kingdoms period, or Several States Period (yeolgugsidae). Baekje was the most powerful of these states was weakened by the collapse of Goguryeo (676 CE), leaving it with only its southern territories in Manchuria and the western region around Hwanghae Bay. Eastern Buyeo as well as the Gaya confederacy, flourished for a time.
The Unified Silla Kingdom then emerged and the three kingdoms started to cooperate to expand their territories. Silla with the help of the Chinese, eventually conquered and united the peninsula in 935.
As Korea enters the post-crisis era, its development paradigm is in flux. People who are shocked by the huge cost of the old system advocate a comprehensive program of liberalization of capital, labor and product markets. On the other hand champions of the old system seek to protect it by using nationalist sentiments and generating fear of job loss.
The academic and policy analysts remain starkly divided as to the extent to the extent that these two trends are driving Koreas shift towards an economic model that is radically different from the one of governance. This article focuses on the five phases of Korea's evolution in terms of its political development that include illiberal democracies (1945-60), democratic autoritarianism (1961-72) authoritarian exceptionalism (1972-1877), democratic paternalism (2001-2002) and democratic participation (2002). This article also identifies the key factors that are shaping these processes.
Creationism in Korea
In South Korea, 26 percent of the population is Christian. Creationists have made strides in promoting their beliefs to this segment. A 2009 survey revealed that almost a third of respondents did not believe in evolution. Of those, 41% claimed that there was not enough evidence from science to support the theory 39% of respondents said that the theory contradicted their religion and 17% said it was difficult to grasp. This level of doubt is similar to that of the United States, where a similar percentage of people are not convinced that humans evolved from less advanced forms of life.
In the past, the anti-evolution campaign in Korea was focused on the education of students and bringing Christ to them. An increase in the interest in creation science occurred in the year 1980, following a four-day seminar held during the World Evangelization Crusade in Seoul which included Drs. Henry Morris and Duane Gish of ICR as the keynote speakers. This event attracted a huge number of professors, church leaders and scientists.
The success of this event led to the creation of the Korea Association of Creation Research (KACR) on January 31, 1981. The inauguration event was widely reported in national newspapers, such as The Korea Times and Chosun Ilbo and also was well-received by the public.
KACR started publishing a newsletter called CREATION. In it, the group reported on its own activities and published articles on scientific evidence for creationism. It also translated a number of films and slides from ICR and also some books on the subject that were already in print outside of Korea. KACR members gave lectures in churches and universities throughout the country.
One instance of one KACR success story was at the KAIST university in Seoul. Students at the KAIST university in Seoul were so keen on the concept of creationism that they raised money and secured support to build a small museum dedicated to creation on campus.
In addition to its activities, KACR has published a bimonthly publication called CREATION. The magazine covers subjects in the field of creation science. It also hosted a series of lectures by ICR staff. It has also created an organization of local branch offices that host talks and seminars to schoolchildren and other community groups.
The evolution of South Korea
In the latter part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Korea began to adopt an increasingly Westernized lifestyle. The traditional hanbok, or Korean dress, gave way to miniskirts, as well as other fashion elements from abroad. Similar to the way traditional Korean music styles were replaced by contemporary jazz and rock and roll. In this time, the famous samulnori or dance-dramas with masks were extremely popular. These dramatic dances were performed to the accompaniment of shaman drums and various types of musical instruments.
The economic crisis has shaped Korea's new paradigm of development. The new regime's main challenge lies in the proper balance between the state-led economic policies and market-oriented ones. It also requires changing incentives, monitoring or discipline schemes that have been a part of the system prior the crisis. These issues are addressed in Chapters 3 & 4.
Baekje, founded by Onjo Prince and third son of Jumong of Goguryeo, was founded by people from the Hangang River area, Buyeo and other areas and also by a migrant from northern China. In the early 4th century, Baekje was a major regional power, and expanded its territory to Mahan in the north and Jeollanam-do in the south. Consequently, it came into frequent battle with Goguryeo and the Chinese commanderies across the border.
The decline of Silla between the 8th and 9th centuries resulted in the rise of powerful local factions. Gungye was a nobleman from Later Baekje who established a kingdom in Songak with Songak as the capital. He controlled a part of the present-day Jeolla province and Chungcheong. Later, he moved the capital to Wansanju and became a rival to Goguryeo.
His rule was however only for a short time. Wang Geon, a powerful local leader who defeated Gungye in 935 and unified Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla and later joined Baekje into Goryeo and acted as a peaceful successor. Additionally, Wang Geon introduced fundamental reforms and strengthened a centralized ruling system. This marked the end to the Three Kingdoms Period. The Korean peninsula was later under the control of the Goryeo Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms period, Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla gradually developed into powerful states in Manchuria and on the peninsula.