{"product_id":"112136","title":"Studying the fatherland ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYEEtsL36fA72k7CIvO5Enp41ZR7p.png?v=1765122368\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Studying the fatherland \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/150109559\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Power to Cultivate Hope and Optimism in Times of Despair and Pessimism\u003cbr\u003e Reading the deep inner self of the fatherland now\u003cbr\u003e Former President Moon Jae-in recommends author Jo Jeong-rae!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA book about the wounded intellect of our time, the essence of our nation's intellectual origins and philosophical reflection! It's about studying for self-respect and happiness, and politics for coexistence and solidarity.\u003cbr\u003e Even amidst personal trials and tribulations, he confronts the contradictions of the Republic of Korea and presents a comprehensive insight that maintains positivity and optimism.\u003cbr\u003e It shows a courageous confession written with one's whole body, holding a fountain pen in the lowest and darkest place.\u003cbr\u003e It tells us that we can grow as individuals and as a nation through a dialogue with ourselves, quietly looking within and carefully reflecting on “what flaws we have as humans, whether we have any shortcomings or excesses, whether we are caught up in arrogance or prejudice.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The Study of the Fatherland\" centers on the question, \"What and how should we study in times of crisis?\" and is based on three conversations between Cho Kuk and Jeong Yeo-ul over the past 16 years, as well as letters written by Cho Kuk between December 2024 and June 2025.\u003cbr\u003e The four parts, “Growing Study,” “Participatory Study,” “Living Study,” and “Healing Study,” contain three-dimensional and multi-layered thoughts on “study that protects my dignity and changes the world.”\u003cbr\u003e Where should South Korea go?\u003cbr\u003e How to heal the scars of the past and look to the future.\u003cbr\u003e What enriches life?\u003cbr\u003e Regarding this question, we reflect and explore “history interwoven with success and failure, advance and retreat, faith and betrayal,” crossing over literature and law, social science and humanities, prisons and public squares.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I was locked up, but I read, wrote, thought, and reflected.\u003cbr\u003e Politician Cho Kuk refined and condensed his thoughts and vision.\u003cbr\u003e Beyond the end of the civil war, we envisioned the institutionalization of coexistence, solidarity, and happiness.\u003cbr\u003e Before becoming a politician, he honestly revealed the suffering and aspirations of a human being's country.\u003cbr\u003e Although I have been deprived of many things and am at the lowest level, I maintain my self-esteem and happiness through studying.\u003cbr\u003e “I am enduring trials and tribulations, and developing the power of positivity and optimism.” (From a letter to a reader, Cho Kuk)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Opening Remarks: Studying for Self-Respect and Happiness, Politics for Coexistence and Solidarity—Cho Kuk\u003cbr\u003e Opening Remarks: What Are You Afraid of? - Jeong Yeo-ul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1 Growing study\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Heart: The heart that makes you a warrior in times of crisis\u003cbr\u003e The courage that transformed him from a scholar to a warrior\u003cbr\u003e I've always had literature \u003cbr\u003eLes Misérables: The Courage to Overcome Difficult Times\u003cbr\u003e Taebaek Mountains: A Spirit of Protecting People from Ideological Conflict\u003cbr\u003e The way to regain lost self-esteem\u003cbr\u003e The art of mind care\u003cbr\u003e Cho's orphan and 'no right to sue'\u003cbr\u003e Towards those who collect and purge their opponents\u003cbr\u003e Singing \"Arirang Alone\" and Realizing You're Not Alone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reading: To find an axe to break the dull life\u003cbr\u003e A boy who loved studying Chinese characters\u003cbr\u003e Closed-door reading, a time to close the door and immerse yourself in a book\u003cbr\u003e \"The Boy Comes\": The Courage of Humans Facing Trauma\u003cbr\u003e Literacy, the power to think for oneself\u003cbr\u003e Women's Copies of the Constitution: A First in Our Constitutional History\u003cbr\u003e Daily life of reading and sharing books\u003cbr\u003e Reading that changes your destiny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Learning: A communal study that considers everything from oneself to nature.\u003cbr\u003e What is community learning?\u003cbr\u003e Education reform to prevent endless cutthroat competition\u003cbr\u003e From a power elite to a symbiotic elite\u003cbr\u003e Medical school and law school\u003cbr\u003e Studying to find alternatives\u003cbr\u003e Philosophizing through Film \u003cbr\u003eStudying that protects my dignity is not lonely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2 Participatory study\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yeon (連): The struggle and solidarity for a lost Korea to find its way again.\u003cbr\u003e Koreans' political and social DNA\u003cbr\u003e The beautiful miracle created by the revolution of light\u003cbr\u003e What happens when you are loyal only to yourself\u003cbr\u003e Cut the sorrow with a knife that sticks out in your chest\u003cbr\u003e Dichotomous view of international relations\u003cbr\u003e The essence hidden in numerical calculations\u003cbr\u003e Defendant Yoon Seok-yeol is dismissed.\u003cbr\u003e The Power of K-Democracy\u003cbr\u003e The disgrace of K-elite\u003cbr\u003e Fire back\u003cbr\u003e Search and seizure\u003cbr\u003e The interpretation of the legal elite and the people's right to choose\u003cbr\u003e A time for dialogue, compromise, and firmness.\u003cbr\u003e Where are we going\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e People: When politics with good intentions develops democracy\u003cbr\u003e The most beautiful scenery I've seen since I was born\u003cbr\u003e What kind of ideology are you?\u003cbr\u003e crowd, mob, crowd\u003cbr\u003e Decentralization Constitutional Amendment\u003cbr\u003e The weak and welfare\u003cbr\u003e Political, economic, and social democratization\u003cbr\u003e The tragedy of one-sided power\u003cbr\u003e Fact-checking legacy media and YouTube\u003cbr\u003e Elitism in Korean society\u003cbr\u003e About social rights\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLaw: Things you see when you know the law\u003cbr\u003e Why I Study Law\u003cbr\u003e Dharma stele and Dharma plume\u003cbr\u003e Even if the law is fair, if the lawyers are not fair\u003cbr\u003e Retrial, the power to change a wrongful verdict\u003cbr\u003e Gender bias in criminal law\u003cbr\u003e Liberation from everyday violence\u003cbr\u003e Are acts defined as crimes really crimes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. Studying to survive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In (人): The driving force that makes us love human weaknesses\u003cbr\u003e In memory of my respected junior, Jong-cheol Park\u003cbr\u003e My shining friend, Choi Kang-wook\u003cbr\u003e The intellectual of intellectuals, writer Yoo Si-min\u003cbr\u003e Friendship, a relationship that shines even brighter in difficult times\u003cbr\u003e About the Master\u003cbr\u003e The virtue of gathering comrades\u003cbr\u003e A leader, someone who points the finger at himself rather than others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seung (勝): May everyone live a life of victory.\u003cbr\u003e Living alone, a time to look inward\u003cbr\u003e Letter from prison\u003cbr\u003e What has changed and what has not changed\u003cbr\u003e Without saying anything, just write the word 'victory'\u003cbr\u003e Victory of the Wounded\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Life: A fiery wounded healer\u003cbr\u003e A book written with bare hands in the lowest place \u003cbr\u003eThe true meaning of success, inner happiness\u003cbr\u003e gentle person, scary person\u003cbr\u003e Hunting for the Fatherland, Not the Fatherland Situation, and What Happened After That\u003cbr\u003e Politics of Terms and Conditions and Politics of Yi Sun\u003cbr\u003e Wounded Healer\u003cbr\u003e A phrase to be engraved on the heart\u003cbr\u003e Pride and Prejudice\u003cbr\u003e The Living Antigone\u003cbr\u003e If I am released to the human homeland\u003cbr\u003e Aging gracefully\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4 Healing Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Encounter with the Fatherland in 2009: Dreaming of a Reflective Progress in Democracy\u003cbr\u003e Where is democracy headed in Korean society after Roh Moo-hyun?\u003cbr\u003e We are each erecting our own tombstone in our hearts.\u003cbr\u003e The flashy lip service of moderate practicality\u003cbr\u003e Are the 'politics of desire' and democracy at odds?\u003cbr\u003e Creative Class Betrayal or the Institutionalization of Hope\u003cbr\u003e The Path to Institutionalizing Happiness\u003cbr\u003e The oxygen of democracy, so precious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reuniting with the Fatherland in 2023: Studying Saved Me\u003cbr\u003e The Beginning of Intelligence: The Courage to Apologize with Sincerity\u003cbr\u003e Studying Chinese characters in childhood: the beginning of \"The Studying Fatherland\" \u003cbr\u003eThey can never kill me\u003cbr\u003e I, we will not fall apart\u003cbr\u003e The study of empathy, passionate solidarity with fellow citizens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jeong Yeo-ul's Rewriting of the Fatherland in 2025: The Theory of the Fatherland\u003cbr\u003e Studying to give strength even in pain\u003cbr\u003e Presenting a milestone of progress - Reflective Progress\u003cbr\u003e First Impressions of a Dialogue-Open Homeland: \"Progressive Government Plan\"\u003cbr\u003e A Time to Find Hope in Despair - \"The Time of the Fatherland\"\u003cbr\u003e Finding Hope Even in the Worst Dictatorship - \"Dike's Tears\"\u003cbr\u003e South Korea's Blueprint: \"A Pay-as-you-go Advanced Country\"\u003cbr\u003e Jurist Cho Kuk's Renowned Lectures - \"A Walk Through Cho Kuk's Classic Laws\"\u003cbr\u003e Finding the Center of Mind in a World Divided by Pros and Cons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A world where only those who struggle can find happiness - Jeong Yeo-ul\u003cbr\u003e Americas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5476\/MidCate009\/547586062.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Even though I am locked up in prison, I am 'lucky' to be able to read, write, and think in silence and solitude. \u003cbr\u003eEven if you are locked up, this is your own domain, completely free from interference from anyone.\u003cbr\u003e Because it is an isolated condition, the concentration and density of study actually increases.\u003cbr\u003e I am 'lucky' to have had the time to read books I would not have read if I had not been locked up and to think calmly and deeply.\u003cbr\u003e Also, I am 'lucky' because I can wake up to the sound of sparrows, look at the brightening sky, and fall asleep listening to the sound of frogs after the sun sets.\u003cbr\u003e I accept all this 'luck' with a grateful heart.\u003cbr\u003e It may be a time of despair and pessimism, but through study, we cultivate hope and optimism.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Opening Remarks: Studying for Self-Respect and Happiness, Politics for Coexistence and Solidarity\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He endured such harsh and cruel 'times of the fatherland', yet he wants to share our fears rather than worry about his own safety.\u003cbr\u003e He asks.\u003cbr\u003e What are you most afraid of? \u003cbr\u003eHe sets out on another long journey of struggle, without even having time to mend his wounded heart and apply healing ointment, so that the knife that stabs him will not eventually stab someone else.\u003cbr\u003e His words become sharp daggers that pierce our hearts.\u003cbr\u003e Because what we fear most is the power that can put us in jail at any time.\u003cbr\u003e The 'tears of Dike, the goddess of justice' soon become 'tears of us all', wetting our hearts that are already becoming torn apart by shocking news day by day.\u003cbr\u003e On the one hand, his bravery is refreshing.\u003cbr\u003e We had become so accustomed to the shadow of the Prosecutor's Republic led by Yoon Seok-yeol that we could not bring ourselves to say those words, but they finally came from an unexpected person: Cho Kuk. \u003cbr\u003eDespite being one of the greatest victims of the prosecution's republic's shifting of responsibility, searches and seizures, and excessive punishment, he was not afraid, did not back down, and brought out the cries that had been hushed in all of our hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Opening: What Are You Afraid of?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There is an old saying that when the world is in chaos, you should stay home and read a book.\u003cbr\u003e The so-called 'closed reading'.\u003cbr\u003e In addition to studying law, systems, and policies, I read and organize books on culture, art, history, etc.\u003cbr\u003e (……) It is unfortunate to be locked up in prison, but it is ‘lucky’ to be able to read all the books I couldn’t read before.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Closed Reading, a Time to Close the Door and Fall Into a Book\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We criticize the problems and contradictions of the Republic of Korea for the sake of innovation and development of the Republic of Korea.\u003cbr\u003e But I love the Republic of Korea itself. \u003cbr\u003eLove for this land where my ancestors lived, this land where I will be buried, and this land where my descendants will live will always be in my heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"What kind of ideology are you?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We must remember that France, which was once the 'Paris Republic', declared itself a 'decentralized republic' based on constitutional reform.\u003cbr\u003e We too must establish a constitutional basis for strong local decentralization.\u003cbr\u003e Because the Constitutional Court previously ruled that the administrative capital was a violation of the ‘customary constitution.’\u003cbr\u003e Apart from the decentralization amendment, the current 1987 Constitution has many shortcomings.\u003cbr\u003e The 1987 Constitution brought about important changes, including the end of military dictatorship, the introduction of direct elections, and the establishment of a Constitutional Court.\u003cbr\u003e But 38 years have passed since then.\u003cbr\u003e The amount of time that has passed since the Constitution was enacted in 1948 until 1987.\u003cbr\u003e In the meantime, society has changed a lot and people's needs have diversified.\u003cbr\u003e A revision of the highest standards is needed to reflect this.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFirst of all, the spirit of May 18th is not included in the preamble of the Constitution.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, even now, acts of denigrating the spirit of May 18 are still taking place.\u003cbr\u003e And the spirit of June 10th is also missing.\u003cbr\u003e To reflect the diverse voices of the people in the power structure, we must activate 'coalition politics.'\u003cbr\u003e To this end, measures are needed to constitutionally support coalition politics.\u003cbr\u003e For example, there is a need to introduce a runoff voting system in the presidential election.\u003cbr\u003e This is a mechanism that allows minor parties, in addition to major political parties, to freely present their platforms and policies in the presidential election and then form alliances.\u003cbr\u003e This is something France has been doing for a long time.\u003cbr\u003e Above all, this ensures diversity while enabling political solidarity.\u003cbr\u003e And I hope that the powers of the President and the Prime Minister will be adjusted to introduce a ‘responsible prime minister system.’ \u003cbr\u003eI would like to see this Prime Minister appointed by the President upon recommendation of the National Assembly.\u003cbr\u003e In addition, we must establish new social rights guarantee regulations to resolve polarization and strengthen people's livelihood and welfare.\u003cbr\u003e As consensus on constitutional amendments spreads beyond the ruling and opposition parties, holding a national referendum on the amendments during the 2026 local elections is one option.\u003cbr\u003e For this purpose, the National Assembly's special committee on constitutional amendments should be activated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From the \"Local Decentralization Constitutional Amendment\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Are we, the citizens of the Republic of Korea, a developed nation, happy? The Fatherland Innovation Party's argument that we must advance toward becoming a socially advanced nation stems from this question.\u003cbr\u003e This is something I've emphasized since before I became a politician, and it became a core goal of the party when it was founded on March 3, 2024.\u003cbr\u003e (……) Social rights are different from welfare.\u003cbr\u003e As the word 'right' suggests, this is the right of the people. \u003cbr\u003eSocial rights, rooted in the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, must be stipulated in the Constitution and, even before that, implemented through laws, systems, and policies.\u003cbr\u003e Only then can we improve the lives of our citizens, who are insecure and precarious.\u003cbr\u003e Furthermore, K-democracy can become even stronger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"On Social Rights\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Institutionalizing legal punishment will not eliminate violence.\u003cbr\u003e It is also difficult for the law to always penetrate deep into schools and homes.\u003cbr\u003e In fact, there was a very long period of time when this type of violence was not legally regulated.\u003cbr\u003e Rather, state violence was taken for granted or even worshipped, and the era of authoritarianism or military dictatorship was long.\u003cbr\u003e The consciousness and behavior of the people who lived there do not change easily.\u003cbr\u003e In that respect, I would like to talk about the importance of education and culture.\u003cbr\u003e From childhood, education must be given that violence is not acceptable. \u003cbr\u003eFurthermore, efforts are needed to eliminate cultures that encourage or condone violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Liberation from Daily Violence\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's easy to point the finger at others.\u003cbr\u003e It is difficult to admit responsibility and apologize.\u003cbr\u003e People, politics, and democracy all develop and mature based on the latter.\u003cbr\u003e You can't see this kind of behavior from the internal rebellion group led by Yoon Seok-yeol.\u003cbr\u003e While I have criticized the targeted investigations of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, I have also apologized for my own shortcomings and mistakes on numerous occasions.\u003cbr\u003e I hope that politicians and forces who are enraged by the December 3rd martial law and who desire the restoration of constitutional rule will reflect on themselves and unite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"A leader is someone who points his finger at himself, not others\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jeong Yeo-ul: I'd like to ask you what the first thing you want to do when you get out of prison is. \u003cbr\u003eWhat is the first thing you want to do as a ‘human fatherland’ rather than a ‘political fatherland’?\u003cbr\u003e Homeland: It's a hot water bath.\u003cbr\u003e In prison, they are allowed one hot shower a week in the winter, but no hot water in the summer.\u003cbr\u003e I should have a meal with my family and a drink with my friends and comrades.\u003cbr\u003e After that, I have to go to my hometown, Busan, pay my respects to my mother, and then go to the ancestral grave to bow to my father and other ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"If I am released to the human homeland\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Many people worry that he has nothing left now because of his 'hunting for the fatherland, not the fatherland situation', but if you look closely, he is an incredibly rich soul.\u003cbr\u003e For him, there was always 'the study of the fatherland'.\u003cbr\u003e There are people of the homeland, there is hope for the homeland, and there is love for the homeland. \u003cbr\u003eThey could only take away the social status of the motherland, but they could never take away its intellect, its beliefs, or the support of the countless people who love it.\u003cbr\u003e As long as there is a \"studying nation\" that always strives not for its own safety but for the happiness of its fellow citizens, I feel that we have a hill to lean on and a corner to trust.\u003cbr\u003e Because he, like a stalwart gatekeeper, like an icebreaker breaking through obstacles at the very front of a frozen glacier, protects the democracy and right to happiness of the people of the Republic of Korea, we can live, fight, and love to our hearts' content.\u003cbr\u003e I hope he is truly happy now.\u003cbr\u003e I wish he, who doesn't show his emotions well and endures all the pain to the end, could say that he's sad when he's sad and that he's hurt when he's hurt. \u003cbr\u003eHis studies will soon become our victory, the restoration of a \"world where people can live,\" and the dazzling beginning of a world where only those who fight without losing their dreams can truly find happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- From \"Closing Note: A World Where Only Those Who Struggle Can Be Happy\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Power to Cultivate Hope and Optimism in Times of Despair and Pessimism\u003cbr\u003e Reading the deep inner self of the fatherland now\u003cbr\u003e Former President Moon Jae-in recommends author Jo Jeong-rae!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What kind of study do we need now?\u003cbr\u003e Life without a script and the power of reflection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 『The Study of the Fatherland』 is a book filled with deep thoughts and insights cultivated through ‘closed-door study.’\u003cbr\u003e From closing the door and reflecting on oneself to thinking about the growth of the nation and community, it asks again what true study is. \u003cbr\u003eThis study is also a question that should be asked by all who endure pain and trials, pursue self-esteem and happiness, and further, seek coexistence and solidarity.\u003cbr\u003e This book explores and contemplates how we can continue to speak the voice of our times without collapsing through study, crossing literature and law, social science and humanities, prisons and public squares.\u003cbr\u003e It goes beyond 'studying for survival' and emphasizes the need for 'studying for dignity', and talks about the strength to never stop reading and writing no matter what difficulties one faces, the courage to rise again after experiencing the catastrophe of the destruction of one's family, and the perseverance to constantly plan and practice for the 'institutionalization of happiness'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is divided into four parts.\u003cbr\u003e Part 1, “Growing Study,” shows the journey of restoring broken self-esteem and developing inner strength through mindfulness, closed-door reading, and communal learning. \u003cbr\u003ePart 2, “Participatory Study,” proposes civic study for the restoration of democracy, fairness in real politics, and legal justice.\u003cbr\u003e Part 3, “Studying to Survive,” is a record of prison life, where the prisoner practiced patience and never let go of the bonds of friendship, solidarity, and reason.\u003cbr\u003e The final part, Part 4, “Healing Study,” encapsulates the trajectory of his life and thoughts through the three encounters between Cho Kuk and Jeong Yeo-ul and Cho Kuk’s writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Life has no script.\u003cbr\u003e A completely unexpected misfortune occurs and you suffer as a result.\u003cbr\u003e If we pursue change while clashing with vested interests, it may have been planned from the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e To avoid collapsing in the face of this ordeal, you must maintain faith in the value of what you have set out to do and in people.\u003cbr\u003e And we need to reflect and contemplate with a cool head on ourselves and the world.\u003cbr\u003e For this, study is essential. \u003cbr\u003eBecause of the accumulated studies I had accumulated over time, I was able to rise again through politics without being discouraged by the judgments of the prosecution and the court.\u003cbr\u003e “I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the ideology and vision of the politician Cho Kuk, and the struggles and aspirations of the human Cho Kuk before he became a politician.” (Cho Kuk, “Introduction: Studying for Self-Respect and Happiness, Politics for Coexistence and Solidarity”)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat is growing study?\u003cbr\u003e The essence of the intellectual origins and philosophical reflections of the fatherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 1 of this book begins with a story about 'courage'.\u003cbr\u003e The fatherland emphasizes that faith in people and history is the source of courage, and that faith held deep within is the power to overcome adversity.\u003cbr\u003e This is a confession of the process of enduring hardships with dignity, from the path of a scholar to the path of a fighter, to the path of helping to judge those who had distorted the Constitution through letters from prison. \u003cbr\u003eWhen Cho Kuk feels shaken in a reality rife with sophistry, he thinks about his “true self” and “affirmation of life,” and says, “I gain the strength to live in the present and look forward to the future by looking back on history, which is interwoven with success and failure, advance and retreat, faith and betrayal” (〈I Always Had Literature〉).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He finds inspiration to overcome life's difficulties in reading.\u003cbr\u003e While in prison, he reads literary works such as Les Misérables, Taebaek Mountains, and A Boy Acts, as well as classics such as Mencius, Xunzi, and Records of the Grand Historian, and even the memoirs of elders who have weathered the turbulent waves of modern history. He ponders “the appearance of the protagonists who overcome upheaval and trials” (“Les Misérables, Courage to Overcome Difficult Times”) and gains “the wisdom necessary to live in this time and space” (“The Boy Who Loved Studying Chinese Characters”).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Reading a book allows the reader to communicate and empathize with the author, transforming and reconstructing themselves.\u003cbr\u003e Your way of thinking and behavior may also change.\u003cbr\u003e When this accumulates, a person develops his or her own perspective.\u003cbr\u003e “That perspective constitutes the uniqueness and independence of each person, and when such perspective exists, a person is reborn as a subjective human being.” (〈Reading that Changes Destiny〉) He defines the meaning of reading as follows, and studies are “knowing the essence and operating principles of oneself, humans, society, and nature” (〈What is Community Study〉), and clearly states the need for educational reform to prevent “endless cutthroat competition.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“We need to unite all national and public universities into one system, establish specialized universities in each region, and foster them by concentrating and allocating human resources.” (“Educational Reform to Prevent Infinite Cutthroat Competition”) “We also need reforms to drastically lower tuition fees at national and public universities.” (“Educational Reform to Prevent Infinite Cutthroat Competition”) “During the 2025 June 3 presidential election, the ruling and opposition parties each proposed ‘creating 10 Seoul National Universities’ and ‘joint degree programs between Seoul National University and regional universities,’ and it is important to put them into practice.” (“Educational Reform to Prevent Infinite Cutthroat Competition”) emphasizes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat is participatory learning?\u003cbr\u003e The dangers and greatness of K-democracy and the advanced social rights of the country\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 2 sheds light on the meaning of participatory learning, focusing on ‘solidarity and citizenship,’ ‘democracy and responsible politics,’ and ‘legal sensitivity.’ \u003cbr\u003eCho Kuk speaks resolutely about the crisis of democracy, from the unconstitutional and illegal martial law of December 3rd to the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol on April 4th, and the series of events that occurred within it.\u003cbr\u003e “Professional politicians and social activists are a minority, but the entire nation watches, remembers, and engraves them in its memory” (Koreans’ Political and Social DAN).\u003cbr\u003e The courageous solidarity of citizens against dictatorship, oppression, abuse of power, and unconstitutional and illegal martial law reminds us that this is the essence and hope of Korean democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He wished the Lee Jae-myung administration success, saying, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to realize reforms that will change the framework of the Republic of Korea, including prosecution reform, judicial reform, and media reform.\u003cbr\u003e I hope that the administration will implement various reforms early in its term, along with measures to revitalize the economy and strengthen people's livelihoods.\u003cbr\u003e Power must be used when it is available. \u003cbr\u003e“Reforms should be carried out when the government’s approval rating is high,” he suggests in “Where Are We Going?”\u003cbr\u003e This book also poses the question, “Are our people living in the advanced country of the Republic of Korea happy?” (On Social Rights), and states that the happiness of the people depends on the structure and system of politics.\u003cbr\u003e It also presents concrete measures for achieving substantive democracy, such as institutionalizing social rights based on the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, constitutional amendments for decentralization, and comprehensive anti-discrimination laws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Social rights are different from welfare.\u003cbr\u003e As the word 'right' suggests, this is the right of the people.\u003cbr\u003e Social rights, rooted in the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, must be stipulated in the Constitution and, even before that, implemented through laws, systems, and policies.\u003cbr\u003e Only then can we improve the lives of our citizens, who are insecure and precarious.\u003cbr\u003e Furthermore, K-democracy can become even stronger.” (On Social Rights)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, he is wary of the distortion of the 'rule of law'.\u003cbr\u003e Even in a reality where the 'rule of law' is being reduced to 'rule by law', he criticizes the elitism and excessive punitiveness of lawyers, emphasizing that \"the reason for studying law is to ensure that democracy is implemented\" (Why I Study Law).\u003cbr\u003e We pledge to continuously strive for an order that prioritizes citizens' freedom and rights, and for 'substantial democracy.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat is the study of survival?\u003cbr\u003e A brilliant thought written from the lowest place with bare hands\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 3 most vividly reveals the human side of the fatherland.\u003cbr\u003e Through his relationships with people around him, including martyr Park Jong-cheol, former lawmaker Choi Kang-wook, and writer Yoo Si-min, he tells us that values ​​such as friendship, camaraderie, and leadership are the foundation of life. \u003cbr\u003eHere we will realize anew that true friendship is not a bomb shot, but an outstretched hand in silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, in his solitary cell, he quietly looks into his inner self and calmly depicts how humans come to love their own weaknesses, how letters received from prison can be a comfort, and how a wounded person can recover and become a healer of others.\u003cbr\u003e \"What do you truly desire, what are you pursuing? What cannot be given up, no matter the difficulties or trials?\" (From \"Living Alone, Time to Look Within Yourself\").\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He will never forget the face of an inmate in prison who held up a piece of paper with the word 'victory' written on it.\u003cbr\u003e That 'victory' meant the resurrection of the individual, the victory of the people, and the victory of democracy. \u003cbr\u003e“Every saint has a past, every sinner a future,” says Cho Kuk, quoting Oscar Wilde.\u003cbr\u003e “I, too, live with a humble heart and attitude as a prisoner.” (〈Writing only the word ‘victory’ without saying anything〉) ‘Victory’ is not just the result of an election, but the name of those who rise again even in despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Part 3, Jo Gook examines what has and has not changed in the politics of the terms and conditions and the politics of Yi Sun, what he would do first if he were released as a human Jo Gook, and whether there is a blueprint for aging gracefully.\u003cbr\u003e And about what a 'successful life' is, he says this:\u003cbr\u003e “I think the question that determines whether you are successful is, ‘Are you happy?’ \u003cbr\u003eThis question asks whether you are someone who is recognized and respected by your family, friends, and society, or whether you play a meaningful role, even if it is small, based on the premise that you can meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter.\u003cbr\u003e “If you become this kind of being, you will be happy, and if you are happy, you will be successful.” (〈The True Meaning of Success, Inner Happiness〉)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since 2019, Cho Kuk has been reborn as a \"wounded healer,\" and the people say they gave him a political opportunity despite knowing his flaws.\u003cbr\u003e “I am not a perfect person.\u003cbr\u003e It has limitations and flaws.\u003cbr\u003e I honestly acknowledged this, laid out the tasks I needed to accomplish, and demonstrated my determination and courage to accomplish them.\u003cbr\u003e “I think this is the real reason why he won the hearts of the people.” (The Wounded Healer) Now, from the lowest place, Cho Kuk writes with his bare body, once again engraving his calling. \u003cbr\u003eIn the lowly place of prison, he proves himself by putting his voice into words with the pen and paper allowed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat is healing study?\u003cbr\u003e A world where only those who struggle can find happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The last part 4 contains the story of 'the studying fatherland' as seen by Jeong Yeo-ul.\u003cbr\u003e The first meeting in 2009, the second meeting in 2023, and the trajectory of his life and thoughts, contained in “Jeong Yeo-ul’s Rewriting of the Homeland in 2025,” unfold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jo Gook and Jeong Yeo-ul first met in 2009.\u003cbr\u003e At the time, Cho Kuk was a legal scholar who pondered the reflective advancement of democracy, and Jeong Yeo-ul was a writer who wove her inner wounds into writing.\u003cbr\u003e At that time, Cho Kuk mentioned the “collective sense of debt” and the “collapse of the Maginot Line of democracy” that had spread throughout Korean society since the death of President Roh Moo-hyun, and firmly stated, “We must learn what we need to learn and discard what we need to discard” (“We are each erecting a tombstone in our hearts”). \u003cbr\u003eHe noted that while the direct actions of citizens holding candlelight vigils are great, if they are not connected to institutional politics, they can become a futile war of attrition. He criticized the single-member district system and regionalism, which are structural limitations of Korean democracy, and specifically proposed a transition to a multi-member district system.\u003cbr\u003e It sought a way to move beyond formal procedural democracy and toward ‘substantive democracy.’\u003cbr\u003e 16 years have passed since then.\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the country continues to fulfill its mission, still envisioning the \"institutionalization of happiness,\" and confronting the essential tension between capitalism and democracy.\u003cbr\u003e We are striving to achieve prosecution reform, political reform, and substantive democracy that goes beyond mere formalities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The second meeting was in 2023, when planning for this book began in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e At that time, even in the midst of political trials, Cho Kuk showed humility and wisdom in seeing the world broadly through sincere apologies and a consistent attitude toward study. \u003cbr\u003eFrom a young age, he laid the foundation for his thinking through books and Chinese characters, and like Sima Qian and Jeong Yak-yong, he strengthened himself through writing even in difficult times.\u003cbr\u003e Then and now, he fights against anti-intellectualism and dreams of restoring democracy and building an \"imagined community\" through solidarity with fellow citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The last chapter of Part 4 features the 'Theory of Cho Kuk' written in 2025.\u003cbr\u003e Jeong Yeo-ul condenses and unravels the study theory of the fatherland through books such as 『Reflective Progress』, 『Dike's Tears』, 『Gabul Advanced Countries』, and 『A Walk Through the Legal Classics of the Fatherland』.\u003cbr\u003e I will copy and write down the sentence that Jeong Yeo-ul wrote at the end.\u003cbr\u003e “The reason why ‘Study of the Fatherland’ is meaningful to us is because it reminds us of the meaning of ‘jurisprudence that heals the hearts of the suffering, and jurisprudence that restores solidarity and a sense of identity among awakened fellow citizens,’ rather than ‘jurisprudence that governs the elite through law.’ \u003cbr\u003eStudying the fatherland is not about becoming a person of power, but about sharing that power with fellow citizens, awakening them to the rights of sovereign citizens, and dreaming of a world where no one—not women, workers, children, the disabled, or minorities—is discriminated against or marginalized.\u003cbr\u003e “It is a study that does not turn a blind eye to the suffering of others, a study that willingly participates in the world’s sorrows and joys, a study that wipes away the tears of the world’s people, a study that smiles together with the world’s people and moves toward a better world.” (Jeong Yeo-ul, “Jeong Yeo-ul’s Rewriting of the Homeland in 2025”)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The Study of the Fatherland\" was fully realized in 2023, 14 years after the first meeting between the fatherland and Jeong Yeo-ul, and was completed in 2025 with the writings that the fatherland had written in prison.\u003cbr\u003e As author Jo Jeong-rae said in his recommendation, “This book is enterprising and exploratory, groundbreaking and reflective, controversial and emotional. \u003cbr\u003eHow was such a seemingly conflicting intellectual harmony achieved?\u003cbr\u003e This is the result of a sincere and earnest soul-to-soul conversation between Cho Kuk, a lawyer and politician, and Jeong Yeo-ul, a literary critic and writer.\u003cbr\u003e And readers will encounter a resolute portrait of the new politician, Cho Kuk, looking toward the future.” (From author Jo Jeong-rae’s recommendation)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The people of the Republic of Korea have been asking the right questions to the dark recklessness and have wisely passed through the darkness with upright actions.\u003cbr\u003e What pierced the darkness was the light each and every person held in their hands.\u003cbr\u003e It was the 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