『반계수록』 <고설>을 통해 본 유형원의 실학적 경세사관

Abstract

This study explores the ideological background of the claim of social reform by Yu Hyeong-won, a Silhak scholar in the late Joseon, which researchers have not paid attention to. The GoSeol(understanding of reform project and the system) section in PanGyeSuRok(Occasional Writings of PanGye) shows how Yu Hyeong-won’s idea of reform came from, and how it changed in the process of time change. The GoSeol took the form of describing a kind of historical description by comparing and reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of various reform plans. And it was heavily influenced by ku Jun’s Daehakyeonuibo(Supplement to the Extended Meaning of the Great Learning). It can be estimated to be a chronological grasp of the history of reforms made in previous periods, although they do not have the form of an article describing a complete history. However, The GoSeol is distinguished from an encyclopedia that simply collects relevant data by type. It is the article that examines the evolution of each system by specific subjects. This is an example of the compilation of history attempting to summarize the changes in history by examining how the system has been changed, and in addition, it can be said that this kind of historical compilation occupies the first place in Korea. This narrative is a product of progressive consciousness in that it tried to change society through reform of law and institution rather than individual moral repentance. Thus, the GoSeol in PanGyeSuRok is a history book that copes with the transition of institutions, and at the same time, it is the product of socio-economic history that copes with the establishment and development of socio-economic institutions. And it can be said that it is the product of the historical view of managing the society in the spirit of shilhak studies which wrote the book based on the socio-economic viewpoint in the study while the bureau was made a book by editing specific type subject.