한국미학의 정초를 위한 예비적 고찰 = (A) Study on the foundation of Korean aesthetics

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Aesthetics was introduced in the Korea 80 years ago. However, Korean aesthetics has still stayed in setting up a theory stage and even the concept called Korean aesthetics was not clear. In these critical minds, this research was begun to lay the foundation stone of Korean aesthetics.
This study was investigated by research review as follows: From the development of modern aesthetics to the domestic inflow of aesthetics through Japanese imperialism, aesthetics education and the academic society activity for aesthetics after the restoration of independence, trend of East Asian aesthetics including Japan and China and world aesthetics, effort of academic circles for formation of Korean aesthetics.
Synthesizing literature review, we got following conclusions for reason why formation of Korean aesthetics was delayed.
First, it is literary ambiguity that is aesthetics. Aesthetics brought confusion as meaning is played a variation by science of arts, the philosophy of art, philosophy, aesthetics etc. And coming to today, it is truth that the target area instigated more ambiguity as is expanded.
Second, cleavage aspect of aesthetics was deepened more to reason that aesthetics is introduced by imperialist Japan. The term Aesthetica which means "the science of how things are known via the senses" is translated into the "mihak(美學)" which does not include original meaning. And, moreover, aesthetics and fine art history enter in domestic by a bundle, it led to restrict aesthetics to the specific genre of fine art among art area.
Third, not to mention before the restoration of independence, the aesthetics did not well establish up to the present in course of study of university. Before the restoration of independence, Korean who major in aesthetics was only Ko Yuseop and Park Euihyun. Up to the present, there is remarkably few university out there which establish aesthetics course such as Seoul National University, Hongik University, Yongnam University etc.
Fourth, it proves that there is little understanding of "doing aesthetics in the Korea". Academic effort of Go Yuseop and Yanagi Muneyoshi who explored Korean's aesthetic sense through fine art was not shown big development since those days. As well as, tradition of "doing aesthetics in the Korea" was not inherited and developed nothing but introduce Western aesthetics in domestic.
Fifth, the lack of understanding of "doing aesthetics in the Korea" is not sufficient to warrant academic substantiality. It is far from the trend of world-wide aesthetics. Given contemporary aesthetics fever in the China, international society of aesthetics tries to enlarge the boundary of aesthetics to various fields to appreciate real life.
Based on these analyses, to lay the foundation stone of Korean aesthetics we suggest some ideas as follows.
First, it is seen that concept arrangement of Korean aesthetics is pressing. Korean aesthetics is a branch of Koreanology that deal with a "problem of Korean's aesthetic life". Korean aesthetics not only requires specific aesthetics that is based in Korean peculiarity, but also open viewpoint which have mutual understanding with East Asian aesthetics or world aesthetics.
Second, we have to go forward to direction that make Korean's aesthetic life abundant by dividing and integrates diversified art areas of Korean aesthetics such as aesthetics of the formative arts, aesthetics of music, aesthetics of literature, aesthetics of play, aesthetics of movie, aesthetics of dance etc.
Third, Korean aesthetics has to take part in the realities of life actively. Study called Korean aesthetics must offer a valid framework which grasps aesthetic actuality of today.
Fourth, activation of aesthetics education is needed. This will be an opportunity for us to establish aesthetics as an academic discipline, as well as give Korean a chance to improve their aesthetic culture.
Fifth, through the intercultural study concerning Korean aesthetics, we need to make extension and connotation of Korean aesthetics abundant. Nowadays is called multiculturalism age and these days the border concept between the countries reduces, in this situation this can keep multiculturalism and induce intercultural communication.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 제1장 서론 1
• 제2장 근대학문으로서 미학의 동아시아적 전개 5
• 1. 근대학문으로서 미학의 성립과 전개 5
• 2. 일본을 통한 동아시아 유입 10
• 3. 중국과 미학열(美學熱) 17
• 제3장 근대학문으로서 미학의 한국적 전개 24
• 1. 일제하 미학의 국내 유입과 고유섭의 미술사학 24
• 2. 광복 후 미학 교육 31
• 3. 미학 학회 활동 및 연구 동향 35
• 제4장 한국미학의 탐색과 방향 39
• 1. 한국미학에 대한 논의와 쟁점 39
• 2. 동아시아, 세계미학과의 비교 고찰 45
• 3. 한국미학의 정립을 위한 과제 50
• 제5장 결론 54
• 참고 문헌 57
• 영문 초록 63