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This category is for philosophers holding the nationality of undivided
Korea
. In general this means people whose pertinent status or activities occur during
Korea under Japanese rule
(1910?1945), the
Korean Empire
(1897?1910), the
Joseon Dynasty
(1392?1897), or preceding time periods.
People of the Korean peninsula who would be categorised as philosophers solely due to activities or status after 1948 normally do not belong in this category, but should be placed in the subcategories
Category:North Korean philosophers
or
Category:South Korean philosophers
based on their nationality, place of origin, or place of residence. However, Korean people living abroad who never had any national affiliation with either North or South Korea (such as
Koreans in Japan
who never declared a change of nationality from
Ch?sen-seki
), or whose nationality is not publicly known, should remain in this category. Common sense should be used to determine whether people whose pertinent activities or status occur between 1945 to 1948 belong in this category rather than North or South Korean subcategories.