관봉 현상벽의 인물성동이론 연구 - 『맹자』「생지위성장」과 『중용』 ‘솔성지위도’ 해석을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper aimed to review Hyeon Sangbyeok’s Theory of Human and Animal Nature and understand the features of his stance. Han Wonjin and Yi Gan, widely known as representative speakers of Horak debate in Joseon, in fact were colleagues belonging to Kwan Sangha’s school. Another colleagues also participated in the debate. Among them, Hyeon Sangbyeok often mentioned side by side with Yi Gan was one of the main participants in the debate. So we can grasp the feature and the implication of the debate by reviewing his claims. Particularly, we focused on the interpretation of 『Mencius』 and 『Doctrine of the Mean』, because his discussion of the interpretation effectively shows his contribution in the debate. In the interpretation, Hyeon Sangbyeok horoughly maintained a position emphasizing the absolute sameness and universality of nature. More specifically, in the interpretation of 『Mencius』, he established arguments for the group that insists on the sameness of nature faster than Yi Gan and influenced the formation of Yi Gan’s view. On the other hand, in the interpretation of 『Doctrine of the Mean』, Hyeon Sangbyeok objected to Yi Gan’s view. While Hyeon Sangbyeok strongly adhered to the claim of sameness of nature, Yi Gan considered some of Han Wonjins claims receptively. Through this review and analysis, we were able to grasp Hyeon Sangbyeok’s contribution in the debate in detail. In addition to this, It was also confirmed that it was a dynamic process of mutual discussion in response to the issues raised.