You are probably already aware of the significant and influential strand of thought in the 19th century Qing Empire summarized in the phrase <i>xixue weiyong, zhongxue weiti </i>(西學爲用 中學爲體), and often abbreviated as <i>tiyong. </i>In the English-language literature, this is often glossed as "Western learning for utility, Chinese learning for essence." This was part of the "self-strengthening" movement. I would be very surprised if there weren't some cross-fertilization going on between Qing and Choson given the similarities in the phrases' construction.<br>
<br>Cheers,<br><br>Kirk Larsen<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:45 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ifenkl@aol.com">ifenkl@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<font size="2" color="black" face="arial">"<span style="font-size: small;">Eastern Ways, Western Means" sounds more poetic. If you take the "machine" gi to</span>
<div><span style="font-size: small;">refer generally to technology, then look at the root "techno," meaning "skill" or "art," I think you have </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small;">a nice etymological transfer.<br>
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Subject: [KS] Eastern Ways, Western Machines<br>
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Dear members,<br>
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I've been trying to locate an English scholarship on 'dong-do-seo-gi' for some time. A quick google search on 'Eastern Ways, Western Machines' doesn't yield much results so I wonder if there is a more common English translation for the phrase. My main interest is how this adage has survived, taken away from the original context born out in the 19th century Joseon, and has been used to explain Korea's various globalization strategies and cultural policies. <br>
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Thank you<br>
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Yun Mi Hwang<br>
<a href="mailto:sumovmi@hotmail.com" target="_blank">sumovmi@hotmail.com</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kirk W. Larsen <br>Department of History<br>2151 JFSB<br>BYU<br>Provo, UT 84602-6707<br>(801) 422-3445<br><br>