直堂 申鉉國의 衛正斥邪論의 특징

Abstract

This paper examines the characteristics of the thought of Wijong-Choksa(衛正斥邪) in Jik-dang Sin Hyeon-guk. In the early days, he followed his great mentor, Bak Se-hwa(朴世和) and actively showed resistance to Japan. But he did not participate directly in the resistance movement in connection with the people. After Bak Se-hwa, who was angry with the loss of sovereignty, committed suicide, he recognized the need to change the way the resistance movement evolved. His method of resistance to Japan changed from active and combative to ideological and moral. First, he insisted that the correct school system of Confucianism was transferred to Joseon. He regarded all the countries of Japan and Western countries except Joseon as enemy. Based on the changed perspective, he emphasized the Yi-Ri(義理) spirit of Confucianism. In practicing the changed perception, he emphasized moral logic that emphasized courtesy civilization. On the theoretical side, his argument can be extremely common. But even when people lost their ethnicity and identity, he wanted to preserve his moral traditions and identity. Even after liberation from Japan, he found the moral legitimacy of state dignity, values, and spirit within Confucian academic traditions. Because of some of these features, his logic is pure in academic and moral terms.