Chung-Ang University Selected for Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project... Study on Anger and Trust Society

Chung-Ang University has been selected for the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute support project and will conduct philosophical research to transform an angry society into a trusting society.

Members of the Jungang University Jungang Philosophy Research Institute are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Jungang University

On the 12th, Chung-Ang University announced that its affiliated institute, the Chung-Ang Institute of Philosophy, was selected for a new pure academic research project under the 2023 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute support project organized by the National Research Foundation of Korea. The research topic is "Philosophical Research Foundation for Communication and Care in a Trusting Society ? From an Angry Society to a Trusting Society: Communication, Solidarity, Welfare." With this selection, Chung-Ang University will receive 1.56 billion KRW in funding over six years until August 2029.

The Chung-Ang Institute of Philosophy has named Korean society, which faces issues such as distrust and anger toward communities and neighbors, as well as blind rejection and opposition, an "angry society." To solve these problems, the institute plans to identify the underlying social issues and seek solutions based on an understanding of reality.

The institute will first conduct "Philosophical Research on Communication," analyzing the conceptual frameworks of angry and trusting societies. Next, it will explore the "Philosophy of Solidarity," centered on solidarity, justice, and love. Based on this, the goal is to propose a "Philosophy of Welfare" model that seeks alternatives through customized care and welfare. This aims to establish the ethical and philosophical foundation for customized care to build a trusting society. The research will also involve academic exchanges with fields such as psychology, sociology, criminology, education, social welfare, nursing, and political science.

The research outcomes will be utilized not only in universities but also in citizen education. Curricula developed in connection with the Department of Education will be provided to field teachers, and in addition to authoring a series of publications as project deliverables, popular and general books will be published.

Meng Juman, professor of philosophy at Chung-Ang University and the principal investigator, stated, "This project’s selection is significant as it is the only case where pure philosophical research was chosen for the project. We will do our best to establish new theoretical foundations for the philosophy of dialogue and welfare."

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