화서 이항로의 「효열부문씨전」 고찰

Abstract

In this paper, Hyoyeolbumunssijeon written by Hwaseo (華西) Lee Hang-ro (李恒老, 1792∼1868), a Confucian scholar at the end of the Joseon Dynasty, was examined. Hwaseo was a representative person who insisted on Cheoksawijeong (斥邪衛正) as a counter-logic to overcome the national crisis facing the chaotic situation at the end of the 19th century. Hwaseo wrote this Jeon (傳) in order to establish the collapsing Confucian traditional order by letting it known to the world far and wide. Hwaseo believed that the collapsed Confucian order of those times could be changed with humans' subjectivity and practical efforts through Jeon . Hwaseo thought that one should stick to the Confucian traditional study and inherit it to descendants as a family profession, and it must be taught properly with Confucian scriptures. Hwaseo regarded Confucian traditional order as the only way to overcome the national crisis, so he suggested its theoretical direction. The theoretical grounds that Hwaseo proposed to overcome the national crisis were from Simjuliseol (心主理 說) with the firm ground of reasoning. Hwaseo's Simjuliseol suggested the direction for humans' subjective ethical practice. In addition, it became the ground of the thought of righteousness to overcome the national crisis of those times and realize the ideology of ethics by practicing righteousness. Jeon included in Hwaseo's Hwaseojip (華西集) hasn't been interpreted or studied yet, so this paper is the first research on it. Focusing on this, the contents of Hyoyeolbumunssijeon were organized and examined in relation to Hwaseo's philosophical ideas in this paper.