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Do-ol is the pen name of the contemporary South Korean philosopher Young-Oak Kim (sometimes given as Doal Kim Yong-ok or Tool Kim Yong-ok). He was born June 14, 1948 in Cheonan.[1]
He was graduated from Korea university, department of philosophy. He got the master degree both at the National Taiwan University and the University of Tokyo. He got the Ph.D at Harvard University, his paper was about Wang Fu Zhi (王夫之).
Doh-ol is considered the nation's leading philosopher dealing with public issues and explaining Oriental philosophy to the public, as in his well-known explanation of the Diamond Sutra and Lao Tzu on television and in public lectures. In addition to philosophy, he has worked in Oriental medicine, painting, play writing, and movie writing and directing. He is an authority on all major Far Eastern philosophical movements.
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- Hyegang Choe Han-gi wa Yugyo / Tool Kim Yong-ok. Soul-si : Tongnamu, 2004. (Series: Kim, Yong-ok, Selections. 2003 ; 3.) LCCN B5254.C54K538
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Kim, Do-ol Yong-ok |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
도올, 김용옥, 金容沃 |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
South Korean philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1948-06-14 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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