조선후기 鹿門 任聖周의 心論

Abstract

It is regarded as the insufficiency of understanding on the mental training of Sung Confucianism in the case of evaluation it is merely concentrated on personal training and it is regardless with others-namely scholarlic activities-of the methodology in it. Nokmun(鹿門) Im Seong-ju(任聖周) has emphasized the importance of pure good nature in the presupposition of principle and vital force working equally in real(理氣同實) and the coincidence of mind and nature(心性一致). He adjusted the focus of mind which practically acting philosophy whereas he didn't accompany the dichotomy of ‘Li(principle)-centered theory(主理)’ and ‘Ch’i(vital force)-centered theory. The research results of the theory of mind of Nokmun can be concluded as follows; First, Nokmun is meaningful in the sense of that he has deepened the ability of practice in man's mind as he has shown the evidence of the ethical doctrine of innate goodness with the description of principle and vital force theory. Second, Nokmun has regarded man's mind as morality in the explanation on it as he defined man's mind has the equal meaning with human morality. The standpoint of Nokmun is in collusion with the theory of Lee I(Yul-gok), but it has the difference with it in the sense of Lee I maintained his original doctrine which the will of people usually follow the pure mind. Third, Nokmun cleary readjustmented the fuction of the recognition and as a subject of its behavior which as he explained the fuction of mind deviding into two in the point of recognitional fuction and the subjectional function in detail. Fourth, Nokmun attach importance to practice of goodness rather than explanation of philosophical theory doing put an emphasis on subjectional fuction on man's mind in the theory of mental training. Especially in the Nokmun's theory of mental training, the formation of moral-selfness was emphasized as getting out of selfish ego. The will of people is selfish ego, and pure mind is moral-selfness in this philosophical theory. This moral-selfness can look squarely the practical present situation of others in exceed of other's finitude. Namely, when the foundation base of morality is only on the self-doctrine standing on self-control, there is possibility of no room for argument on acceptance to others which doesn't make an appearance in self-fundamental truth.