퇴계의 人心道心 理解

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the concept of human-mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心) that Toegye(退溪) defines. Toegye(退溪)'s way of understanding about human-mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心) is similar to that of four moral origin(四端) and seven passions(七情), and this paper investigates them focusing on ‘Principle(理)’, ‘Emotion(情)’, ‘Desire(欲)’. The concept of human-mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心) has very long history on Confucianism. The concept of human-mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心) which started from 「Daewoomo(大禹謨)」『Book of History(書經)』 has developed as a key argument of Joseon- Dynasty's Neo-confucianism from Song-dynasty's Neo-confucianism. The reason why it is important to understand the human-mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心) lies in reviewing the teleological attitude which intends moral-mind(道心) is good and human-mind(人心) bad thing with dichotomous thinking Toegye is the representative Confucian who stressed to reason properly the teleological thinking and dichotomous thinking that have transmitted until these days. Toegye(退溪)'s way of understanding about inevitable nature and emotion in four-seven debate provides a clue to understanding the human-mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心). Through Toegye(退溪)'s way of understanding about human- mind(人心) and moral-mind(道心), I suggest that we think about how to learn and how to live based on this paper.