Studying the Cho Kuk -Letters written from prison
Korean Title: 조국의 공부
Author: Cho Kuk , Yeo-ul Jeong
Publisher: KIMYOUNGSA
ISBN: 9791173322952
288page /140 * 210 mm
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About This Book
The wounded intellect of our time, Cho Kuk, the epitome of intellectual origins and philosophical reflection! This book explores the study of self-esteem and happiness, and the politics of coexistence and solidarity. Even amidst personal trials and tribulations, he confronts the contradictions of South Korea and unfolds comprehensive insights that maintain positivity and optimism. It showcases a courageous confession, written with a fountain pen, in the lowest and darkest of places. It speaks of how we can grow as individuals and as a nation through a quiet, introspective dialogue with ourselves, reflecting on "what flaws we have as humans, whether we have been deficient or excessive, whether we have been held captive by arrogance or prejudice."
"Cho Kuk's Study" centers on the question, "What and how should we study in times of crisis?" and is based on three conversations between Cho Kuk and Jeong Yeo-ul over the past 16 years, as well as letters Cho Kuk wrote between December 2024 and June 2025. The four parts—"Growing Study," "Participatory Study," "Living Study," and "Healing Study"—contain multifaceted and multi-layered reflections on "study that preserves my dignity and transforms the world." Where should the Republic of Korea go? How should we heal the scars of the past and look to the future? What enriches life? Reflecting on these questions, "looking back on a history interwoven with success and failure, advance and retreat, faith and betrayal," the author contemplates and explores them across literature and law, the social sciences and humanities, and prisons and public squares.
"Immediately, I read, wrote, pondered, and reflected. I refined and condensed the ideas and vision of Cho Kuk, a politician. Beyond the end of the civil war, I envisioned the institutionalization of coexistence, solidarity, and happiness. I honestly revealed the anguish and aspirations of Cho Kuk, a human being before a politician. Despite being deprived of much and at the lowest ebb, I maintain self-esteem and happiness through study. Enduring trials and hardships, I cultivate positivity and optimism." (Cho Kuk, from a letter to a reader)
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