조극선 일기를 통해 본 17세기 지식인의 師弟觀 ‘숨김과 드러냄’

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to gain an accurate understanding of the pupil-teacher relations among intellectuals of the Sarim school during the late Joseon period, by analyzing Injaeillok (忍齋日錄) and Yagogillok (冶谷日錄), which were journals kept by Cho Guekseon, an official and member of the literati in the 17thcentury.Throughouthislife,ChoGeukseonstudiedunderfourteachers:LeeYeongwon,LeeMyeongjun,ParkJigyeandChoIk.ThispaperaimstoelucidatetherelationsbetweenChoGeukseonandhisteachersfromthedualperspectivesoftheconceptsofhidingandrevealing.TheanalyticalfocusoftheformeristherelationshipbetweenChoGeukseonandLeeYeongwon(pennameYonggye),whilethelatterfocusesonhimandLeeMyeongjun(pennameJamwa). Cho Geukseon tried hide his connection to Lee Yeongwon as his teacher during his adolescent years, and ultimately denied their teacher-pupil relationship itself. The reason was rather simple: Lee Yeongwon’s lineage and scholarship fell short of his expectations. Cho came to the conclusion that Lee Yeongwon was not beneficial to his growth as a scholar and an official. What mattered to him was his own interests (利). This illustrates that, although the 17thcenturyisreferredtoasthe“EraofLoyaltyandCause,”noideologycouldcontrolthefundamentalinterestsofhumanbeings. Meanwhile, Lee Myeongjun was honored by Cho Geukseon to an extent rivalling his parents or the king. First of all, Lee Myeongjun was of high birth from a prestigious family in the capital of Joseon, studied under Woogye as an authentic successor of the Kiho school, and was an elite member of the literati who won first place in the state civil service examination. In addition, he was a man of integrity and upheld his scholastic gravitas, representing the image of an ideal teacher in this era. Cho Geukseon’s decision to become a pupil of Jamwa was doubtlessly influenced by his personal interests. His sustained relationship with his teacher, however, had its basis on shared values. This implies that an appropriate intersection of personal interests (利) and moral values (義) ensured the continuation of the relationship. This paper began from a modest reflection on the research on the intellectual history of Joseon, a field susceptible to accusations of beautification.