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Creating a Korean Philosophical Tradition: Pak Chong-hong and the Discomfiting Indispensability of European Thought - Paper by Eunsu Cho from the Review of Korean Studies, considering the ways in which Korean interpretations of Korean philosophy have been shaped by Western ideas. Abstract, with the full text in PDF format.
Korean-philosophy - Email list dedicated to the topic. Includes searchable public archive of messages.
Papers - A collection of published papers by Hee Jae Lee on Korean philosophy and thought.
Philosophy in Korea - 1998 article by Heisook Kim from the APA Newsletter on International Cooperation. Considers the existing division between Eastern and Western philosophers in Korea.
Religion/Philosophy in Korea - A general resource and information site from Asianinfo.org.

Korean philosophy - There has been a continuous history of philosophy in Korea, that goes back more than two thousand years. Traditional Korean philosophy focused on a totality of world view.
Eastern philosophy - Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of Asia, including Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Persian philosophy, Japanese philosophy, and Korean philosophy.
Dahn yoga - Dahn yoga (also known as Dahn Hak or Dahnhak) is a Korean yoga system founded by Ilchi Lee. In Korean, dahn means "primal, vital energy," and hak means "study of a particular theory or philosophy.
Baekdudaegan - The Baekdudaegan is a mountain range and watershed-crest-line which runs through most of the length of the Korean Peninsula, from Baekdu Mountain in the north to Jirisan in the south. It is important in traditional Korean thought, a key aspect of Pungsujiri philosophy and practices.
Kim Won-yong - Kim Won-yong (1922 - 1993) was a Korean archaeologist and art historian. Considered a giant in the discipline of Korean archaeology and ancient art history (Yoon 2006), he was one of the first people recognized as an archaeologist in Korea to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.