{
  "id": 838505,
  "title": "English edition of Confucian philosopher Yi Ik's work published by Oxford University Press",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/english-edition-of-confucian-philosopher-yi-iks-work-published-by-838505",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260814/english-edition-of-confucian-philosopher-yi-iks-work-published-by-oxford-university-press"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University has released an English translation of \"Sachil Sinpyeon,\" a philosophical work penned by Yi Ik, a renowned Confucian philosopher from the late Joseon era who adopted the pen name Seongho. Oxford University Press announced the publication of the first English edition, titled \"Seongho Yi Ik: The New Compilation of the Four Beginnings and Seven Emotions,\" earlier this month. The translation was undertaken by a research team consisting of professors Back Young-sun, Park So-jeong, and researcher Ha Na. Prof. Back serves as the director of Sungkyun Institute for Confucian Studies and East Asian Philosophy, while Prof. Park directs the Institute of Korean Philosophy and Culture. This accomplishment marks the end of a three-year Academic Translation of Korean Texts Project, initiated in September 2022 and funded by the Ministry of Education and the Academy of Korean Studies.",
  "summary": "A research team at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy has published a complete English translation of “Sachil Sinpyeon,” a philosophical work by Yi Ik, a prominent Confucian philosopher of the late Joseon period who went by the pen name Seongho. The University said Wednesday that the first English edition, “Seongho Yi Ik: The New Compilation of the Four…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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