Confucianism: A Social Virus in the Way of Progress. From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: June 13, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Hankook Ilbo. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In the past 90 years, Korea has lost its sovereignty, fallen victim to colonialism for 35 years and suffered a devastating civil war in 1950-53. It is now engulfed in an economic crisis that at one point brought the entire nation to its knees.

A number of answers can be given that address these incidents from social, economic and geopolitical perspectives. However, when viewed from a domestic perspective says one outspoken critic, there is a common factor that never f...

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