A Confucian versus Capitalism at South Korea’s Centuries-Old Institute of Learning

Sungkyunkwan University, in the heart of Seoul, boasts a history dating back to 1398.Photo [http://wpinject.com/] by InSapphoWeTrust [http://www.flickr.com/photos/56619626@N05/5480659063] [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/]On South Korea’s blue 1000-won note is a picture of Sungkyunkwan, the nation’s centuries-old bastion of Neo-Confucianism steps away from the old Changgyeong Palace in central Seoul. But in a strange turn of events, a Confucian scholar battles for the soul of the