다산의 심성론 연구-<心性總義>를 중심으로-

Abstract

This study aims to discover the mind and attributes theory of Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong, based on sim-sung-chong-ui a part of sim-kyong-mil-heom which has accumulated knowledge and structured the theory about Xin and Attributes. Especially, sim-sung-chong-ui includes several critical analysis on mental theory in the Chosen period to affirm his mind theory. This paper distinguishes Dasan’s sim-sung-chong-ui in three characteristics. First of all, Dasan elicits that human is the one who chooses between the virtue and vice by defining Xin as a balance. He explains that mind cannot exist in a fragmented form regardless human mind or moral mind. Secondly, Dasan assures that there is a nature and divided by its preference. Thus, nature with a moral preference is an original nature, and psychophysical nature has a physical preference. In other words, although the Attributes is different from Xin in that it contains the preference, it is heaven’s will to be embraced by Xin and psychophysical nature which should be restraint. Lastly, he points out that Zhu-Xi’s original nature is overly weighted toward the inner cultivate that leads to the impractical develop. Therefore, he suggests his mind theory in that Chosen’s Neo-Confucianism is not enough for solving social problems. Dasan implements the ideal political system of Confucianism in his mind theory including not People for bureaucracy but bureaucracy for the people. Then, this paper regards this as a challenge the submissive atmosphere which premise fundamental virtue in a human being and oppressive social structure.