Kanghun Ahn
Biographic Data
| ID | 6183530 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kanghun Ahn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kanghun |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahn |
| SIGNATURE | AHN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-9984-9251 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Deleuze and Zhuangzi: Rethinking the Self ’s Engagement with the World
The purpose of this article is to formulate a distinct theory of our engagement with the world. I focus on the self and its relationship to the world in terms of perception and action, arguing that the self—shaped by our biological and conceptual proclivities—limits both our perception of and engagement with the world. To transcend the self and engage more fully, I highlight the dual role of the world itself: forces whose intensity both affects …
Eye, mind, and hand: Su Shi's painting theory and its aesthetic implications
This article aims to articulate Su Shi's painting theory and its aesthetic implications. While some scholars have interpreted his painting practice primarily in terms of the manifestation of the artist's inner personality through external objects, I argue that Su Shi's own accounts of painting reveal a different emphasis. When we attend closely to these accounts, we find a sustained effort to observe and penetrate external objects beyond their vi…
Breaking the Self: Ideology and the Limit Situation in Zhuangzi and Continental Philosophy
The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it reinterprets ideology not as an imaginary distortion but as a partial and limited grasp of reality. In this view, we perceive and act only on aspects of the world filtered through the lens of the self, which is constructed biologically, discursively, or both. Second, the article asks how one might break away from the self and live anew. Central to this question is the concept of the limit situatio…
Nonsense and Sensation: Deleuze, Zhuangzi, and Aesthetics
This essay formulates a distinct aesthetic theory from Zhuangzi’s philosophy as interpreted through Deleuze’s concepts of nonsense and sensation. Nonsense is first characterized as “beyond good and evil,” a stance crucial for defending against suffering arising from what we interpret as tragic events. Yet nonsense is not limited to such concerns—it opens an aesthetic world by enabling us to see things as they are. Perception thus extends beyond s…
Following along with things’ in different ways Zhuangzi’s thoughts on how to manage external affairs
What underlies Zhuangzi's thought is the fundamental finitude of the self, meaning that we cannot and should not alter or control things around us at whim or solely in our favour. Consequently, Zhuangzi recommends that we remain open to things instead of going against them, leading to a fulfilled life. This article discusses Zhuangzi's underlying philosophy of openness, noting that he proposes two different strategies to do so with a distinction …
The origin of human morality: An evolutionary perspective on Mencius’s notion of sympathy
This paper investigates Mencius's notion of sympathy from the perspective of evolutionary biology. First, I point out that Mencius and evolutionary biologists concur that humans are endowed with a unique ability to sympathize with others beyond kin and friends. Subsequently, I offer an analytic account from an evolutionary perspective on how this ability emerged and developed as an innate human quality—especially referencing recent theories that …
Humanity may Triumph over Heaven. Wang Tingxiang’s Natural Philosophy in its Historical Context
This paper examines Wang Tingxiang’s natural philosophy within its historical context. Wang left numerous accounts on natural phenomena in which he sought to discover the causes or hidden mechanisms of the processes he uncovered. To this end, he first had to radically deconstruct the so-called correlative thinking that perceives a fundamental connection between humanity and the natural world. Wang deemed this worldview a critical blockage of his …
Two Neo-Confucian Models of Educating Children: A Comparison between Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming’s Pedagogical Thought
This article seeks to tease out two disparate models of pedagogy in the neo-Confucian tradition. To that end, I focus on the two founding figures of this tradition, namely, Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming, and see how they articulated their ideas on childhood education, which were based upon their conflicting views on children and their innate moral abilities. From Zhu’s point of view, children have incomplete moral capabilities, as they are unable to d…
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Two Neo-Confucian Models of Educating Children: A Comparison between Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming’s Pedagogical Thought
This article seeks to tease out two disparate models of pedagogy in the neo-Confucian tradition. To that end, I focus on the two founding figures of this tradition, namely, Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming, and see how they articulated their ideas on childhood education, which were based upon their conflicting views on children and their innate moral abilities. From Zhu’s point of view, children have incomplete moral capabilities, as they are unable to d…
The origin of human morality: An evolutionary perspective on Mencius’s notion of sympathy
This paper investigates Mencius's notion of sympathy from the perspective of evolutionary biology. First, I point out that Mencius and evolutionary biologists concur that humans are endowed with a unique ability to sympathize with others beyond kin and friends. Subsequently, I offer an analytic account from an evolutionary perspective on how this ability emerged and developed as an innate human quality—especially referencing recent theories that …
Humanity may Triumph over Heaven. Wang Tingxiang’s Natural Philosophy in its Historical Context
This paper examines Wang Tingxiang’s natural philosophy within its historical context. Wang left numerous accounts on natural phenomena in which he sought to discover the causes or hidden mechanisms of the processes he uncovered. To this end, he first had to radically deconstruct the so-called correlative thinking that perceives a fundamental connection between humanity and the natural world. Wang deemed this worldview a critical blockage of his …
Following along with things’ in different ways Zhuangzi’s thoughts on how to manage external affairs
What underlies Zhuangzi's thought is the fundamental finitude of the self, meaning that we cannot and should not alter or control things around us at whim or solely in our favour. Consequently, Zhuangzi recommends that we remain open to things instead of going against them, leading to a fulfilled life. This article discusses Zhuangzi's underlying philosophy of openness, noting that he proposes two different strategies to do so with a distinction …
Nonsense and Sensation: Deleuze, Zhuangzi, and Aesthetics
This essay formulates a distinct aesthetic theory from Zhuangzi’s philosophy as interpreted through Deleuze’s concepts of nonsense and sensation. Nonsense is first characterized as “beyond good and evil,” a stance crucial for defending against suffering arising from what we interpret as tragic events. Yet nonsense is not limited to such concerns—it opens an aesthetic world by enabling us to see things as they are. Perception thus extends beyond s…
Deleuze and Zhuangzi: Rethinking the Self ’s Engagement with the World
The purpose of this article is to formulate a distinct theory of our engagement with the world. I focus on the self and its relationship to the world in terms of perception and action, arguing that the self—shaped by our biological and conceptual proclivities—limits both our perception of and engagement with the world. To transcend the self and engage more fully, I highlight the dual role of the world itself: forces whose intensity both affects …
Eye, mind, and hand: Su Shi's painting theory and its aesthetic implications
This article aims to articulate Su Shi's painting theory and its aesthetic implications. While some scholars have interpreted his painting practice primarily in terms of the manifestation of the artist's inner personality through external objects, I argue that Su Shi's own accounts of painting reveal a different emphasis. When we attend closely to these accounts, we find a sustained effort to observe and penetrate external objects beyond their vi…
Breaking the Self: Ideology and the Limit Situation in Zhuangzi and Continental Philosophy
The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it reinterprets ideology not as an imaginary distortion but as a partial and limited grasp of reality. In this view, we perceive and act only on aspects of the world filtered through the lens of the self, which is constructed biologically, discursively, or both. Second, the article asks how one might break away from the self and live anew. Central to this question is the concept of the limit situatio…
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