The Significance of Arendt's ‘Political Equality’ in Unification Education: Focusing on moral subject

This study arises from the awareness that, especially in a time when relations with North Korea are deteriorating, there is a greater need to emphasize the value of universal human rights and public life in moral subject's unification education. Therefore, it focuses on Arendt's concept of ‘political equality’, which emphasizes the importance of participating in the public sphere. To design lessons that enable students to cultivate an attitude of demanding human rights as a universal value in unification education, the study highlights that ensuring equality among individuals in the political sphere requires artificial effort, as suggested by Arendt's political equality. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of participation as a lesson learned from the case of German unification, connecting this idea to Arendt's concept of political equality, which is defined as a virtue acquired through actions in the public sphere. This approach highlights that political participation is not an abstract issue unrelated to students' lives, but rather a matter of existential significance.