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The aim of this paper is to analyse ‘the theory of national ethics(國民倫理論)’ that was Bum-Boo(凡父) Kim, Jeong-Seol(金鼎卨)'s ‘lecture on national ethics(｢國民倫理特講｣)’ and figure it's main idea out through comparing with the ‘charter of national education(國民敎育憲章)’. It was gathered by his students who was given a lecture on national ethics by Bum-Boo in early 1950s. The reason of this lecture was for giving Korean a national standard of behaving(=national ethics, 國民倫理) what we lost during under the rule of Japanese imperialism. In other words, he tired to find our lost national ethics, awake that and find harmony from our ethos. Consequently, he wanted to realize our ethos to Korea, which is a nation state. To know our national ethics, we should look for our ethos. Bum-Boo to put emphasis on Hwalangdo(花郞道, =風流精神). He said it runs in our blood. Therefore, it can be a new standard of national ethics of new age. He found filial piety(孝) which is the core of ‘The harmony(調和)’. It can be widened in Not only Korea but also the world to enter a global society. This thesis shows that what position filial piety had in the idea of Bum-Boo's a theory of national ethics and what influence it had on political powers in 1950's and 1960's. We kept track of these connections to know the circumstances at that time. Bum-Boo, though he was out of political powers, brought the concept of filial piety to take publish sentiment into the right direction and provide the new vision. And through this, he talked about ‘unity’ to be better nation. The theory, however, used a idea for justifying Park, chung-hee administration's policy without his will. reviewing the history of ‘charter of national education(國民敎育憲章)’, we can notice how it was distorted.