For more than half a century, modern Korean scholarship has sought to counter the colonialist narrative of Japanese historiography by tying certain changes in pre-modern Korea to an orientation towards ‘the modern.’ The Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910) was regarded as the endpoint of premodern Korea and the beginning of modern Korea. In intellectual history, this supposition has reinforced such themes as the discovery of protonational identity, new streams of thought against or beyond Confucianism, and the growth of popular culture. This paradigm, however, places a premium on certain intellectuals whom Korean historians expect to better represent a self-motivated consciousness towards modern Korea. Some scholars underscore the intellectual strands of marginalized elite groups in

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Chosŏn Korea 的不同之处：明朝后的背景

半个多世纪以来，现代韩国学术一直试图通过将前现代韩国的某些变化与朝向“现代”的方向联系起来，来对抗日本史学的殖民主义叙事。Chosŏn王朝（1392-1910）被认为是前现代韩国的终点和现代韩国的开端。在思想史上，这种假设强化了诸如原始民族身份的发现、反对或超越儒家思想的新思想流以及流行文化的发展等主题。然而，这种范式重视某些知识分子，韩国历史学家希望他们能更好地代表对现代韩国的自我激励意识。一些学者强调边缘化精英群体的知识分子链