頤齋 黃胤錫의 政治活動에 대한 考察 - 諸政派에 대한 견해를 겸하여

Abstract

Yi Jae (頤齋) Hwang Yoon-seok (黃胤錫: 1729-1791), a scholar of the school of the theory of Nak (洛論系) in the late Joseon period, is famous as an erudite scholar (博物學者) in Honam province. Although his background of origin was not very excellent and he did not reach a high rank as a public official, he accurately captured the central academic and political tendencies and reflected them in his academic and political activities. He had a strong sense of academic self-esteem (自尊意識) considering that he inherited the legitimacy of Noron’s (老論) school of the theory of Nak, which descended from Lee Yi (李珥) to Song Si-yeol (宋時烈), Kim Chang-hyeop (金昌協), Lee Jae (李縡) and Kim Won-haeng (金元行). Hwang Yoon-seok's political activities were in effect an extension of his academic activities. At the root of his scholarship and ideas lays his political opinion. The idea that scholarship and politics are not separate has not changed throughout his life. Sometimes his scholarship has provided theoretical support for politics and sometimes political lines have been reflected in academic activities. The main characteristics are, firstly, that he pursued the political line of the school of the theory of Nak of Noron, and secondly, that he tried to resolve all kinds of state affairs, including the politics and the diplomacy of the late Joseon period with the theory of the doctrine of Nak. In short, Hwang Yoon-seok was a scholar who tried to faithfully defend the academic and ideological orientation and political line pursued by the theory of Nak. The fact that he emphasized the tendency of the scholars of the theory of Nak to consider "Qi (器)" as important is linked to the great interest he has shown in science and technology.