The purpose of this paper is show the systematic significance and function that the concept of history has in Ham Sŏkhŏn’s philosophy. Even though he was not the first philosopher of history in modern Korea, Ham enthusiastically presented and argued for the dynamic operation of the goal (telos) and force which he calls ‘‘Ssi-al’’—the anonymous grassroots in the context of Korean history. In particular, the notion of suffering plays an important role in his teleological thinking, not by imposing a pessimistic outlook but rather as an integral part of the historical mission assigned to the Korean people. In the second part of the paper, I discuss how Ham applies these fundamental categories to the various phases of the historical development in Korea.

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Ham Sŏkhŏn 与韩国动态历史哲学的兴起

本文的目的是展示历史概念在汉姆·斯赫赫恩哲学中的系统意义和作用。尽管他不是现代韩国历史上的第一位哲学家，但汉姆热情地提出并论证了目标（telos）和力量的动态运作，他称之为“Ssi-al”——韩国语境中的匿名草根。历史。特别是，苦难的概念在他的目的论思想中扮演着重要的角色，不是通过强加悲观的观点，而是作为赋予朝鲜人民的历史使命的一个组成部分。在论文的第二部分，我讨论了 Ham 如何将这些基本类别应用于韩国历史发展的各个阶段。