Neo-Confucianism in Joseon Korea. History Coursework

NEO-CONFUCIANISM IN JOSEON KOREA
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Neo-Confucianism in Joseon Korea
Neo-Confucianism originated in china and spread to other neighboring countries such as Japan and Joseon Korea. Neo-Confucianism was a political ruling system that involved the use of moral and ethical behaviors to rule. The decisions made were mostly psychological based on the consideration of the people's morality and ethical living. This kind of leadership and ruling was a civilization of its own among the three countries during the Ming dynasties. It proved to unite the three countries as it avoided conflicts among their territories. Neo-confusion in china and japan faded in the mid-19th century, leaving Joseon Korea implementing it in its leadership.
Even though neo-confusion had proved effective in the past years, it came to expose its weakness when France tried to penetrate Joseon Korea. France easily penetrated Joseon Korea due to slow reaction from its leadership to prevent it. Another incident occurred when japan turned against it threatening to take over, which again the leadership blamed itself for slowly reacting on the issue as it had enough time to make cognitive safety decisions (Park, 2016). In this scenario, Park has argued that the main reason for neo-Confucian failure was due to the slow response to decision-making and implementation. This argument is a bit blunt since it cannot be justified theoretically. When the background of neo-Confucianism is traced, it can be found out it played a major role in the civilization of the three countries in Asia. This kind of leadership is considered the ancient civilization in Asia since it was the only way it brought the three countries together. Neo-Confucian leadership had already proved to be effective in the first place as it had eliminated conflicts between these countries. Neo-Confucian leadership was an upgrade of Confucianism, which had religiously divided the three countries; in Taoism and Buddhism. Neo-Confucianism can’t be blamed for failing because of being slow, but i...