鄭寅普가 구성한 조선후기 문화사

Abstract

Jung, In Bo was mostly devoted to doing research on national studies(國學) while being affected by the trend of modern nationalism such as Zhang Byung-rin, Yang, Gye-cho, Wang Yang-myung, etc. But he also had a learning background centered upon Soron(少論)'s academic tradition. To completely understand his national studies, we have to grasp the meaning of unique learning system of Soron and Sobuk(小北) political faction in the latter half of Chosǒn Dynasty. Among a great number of scholars of the Chinese classics with background of traditional learning, his learning background couldn't be ignored that had led Jung, In Bo to successful performance. Even though Soron's learning system related to modern national studies was not bigger than that of Japan, it had many functions in common that could be united into discourse about modern nationalism that emphasized the nation. Soron's learning system focused upon issues of national territory, righteousness between sovereign and subject. keeping up with respecting national order. In addition, even though it was different from the goal in modern times, it did research on Hunminjeongeum(Korean Alphabet), while making the society develop ideology of unification using tangpyung(蕩平) policy. This kind of learning background enabled Jung, In Bo to successfully respond to contemporary intellectual trend changed at the time as a scholar of the Chinese classics. I assume that academic tradition of Soron faction played a significant role in his absorbing research tradition of study of culture and heritage of the country of China and Japan. The purpose of this study is to find out medieval possibilities of modern nationalism that were shown in the learning of Soron and investigate how it was changed and inherited to Jung, In Bo. From the viewpoint of Jung, In Bo, I believe that he tried to design 'nation state' that played the most important factor in the formation of modern nation and gain independence more than anything else. That's the reason which he paid attention to separating his side from others. In that way of his separation of his side from others, he was committed to carrying out a clear historic task that he should protect Korean nation of a historic community from the Japanese control. That point was the place which he changed medieval studying of Soron faction into modern national studies.