[KS] Eastern Ways, Western Machines

[Kirk Larsen]

You are probably already aware of the significant and influential strand of
thought in the 19th century Qing Empire summarized in the phrase *xixue
weiyong, zhongxue weiti *(西學爲用 中學爲體), and often abbreviated as *tiyong. *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.

Cheers,

Kirk Larsen

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:45 AM, <ifenkl at aol.com> wrote:

> "Eastern Ways, Western Means" sounds more poetic. If you take the
> "machine" gi to
> refer generally to technology, then look at the root "techno," meaning
> "skill" or "art," I think you have
> a nice etymological transfer.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: YM Clara Hwang <sumovmi at hotmail.com>
> To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
> Sent: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 5:53 am
> Subject: [KS] Eastern Ways, Western Machines
>
>  Dear members,
>
> 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.
>
> Thank you
>
> Yun Mi Hwang
> sumovmi at hotmail.com
>
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Kirk W. Larsen
Department of History
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BYU
Provo, UT 84602-6707
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