孝의 現代的 意味設定과 精神文化啓發 = Modern Significance of the thought of "Hyo" and National Spirit Development

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this farer is to purse the root of national education through moderr establishment of the thought of "Hyo". As you know, the 20th century, so-callec industrial society or highly industrial society, will bring about a mechanization of the mode of life. It reduces human labor and enhances man's facilities by extending automation of living to the utmost. If life in general should be led mechanically, the human image would change into something mechanical at the same time. Of al educational problems of modern society, the most representative is that since social disintegration is sincere, we lose control of children.
As parents' and teacher's educational power are weakened, it become difficult for them to Instruct young man the norm confidently.
So we will solve these problems through development of traditional culture, especially the thought of "Hyo".
"Hyo" is a concept of mutual relationship based. on love given and taken between parents and children. The thought of "Hyo" was introduced through the teachings of Confucius or the "Hyo Kyung" that is confucial classic, but the thought of filial piety from ancient times combined with this "Hyo Kyung" became fixed as Korea's characteristic moral norm. Therefore "Hyo" is love from older toward younger members of a family(父慈子孝). Though this traditional moral concept changed a little because of Buddhism, fundamentals of worship of ancestor had not changed in the confucian society of the Yi dynasty "Hyo" had been educated as moral law.
Therefore modern concept of "Hyo" is not revival of pre-modern "Hyo" but disco very of value and endowment of significance in which national identity is involved.
To summarize modern sense of "Hyo"
1. The thought of "Hyo" is humanistic thought.
2. The thought of "Hyo" makes a great contribution to re-establishment of new human relation.
3. "Hyo" should be set it up as the aim of national education.
4. "Hyo" is to be a spiritual foundation for national consensus.
5. The thought of "Hyo" is significiant for maintaining the legitimacy of national culture.
6. "Hyo" canbe the main axis of in strategic practical movement of the "Yushin" system.