『격몽요결』을 통한 ‘주체적인 나’의 자각과 도야(陶冶) - 「수신장(修身章)」을 통한 청소년 철학하기 방법론 제시 -

Abstract

At present, while the East Asian thoughts are world-widely attract public attention, the education of philosophy in our society remains at the stage of mostly borrowing the Western texts and methods. Book of general education Gyeokmongyogyeol, written by Yulgok for the novices to go into neo-Confucianism, covers moral training, filial duty, courtesy and conduct of life over all. As for him, the study was not merely acquisition of knowledge, but also the whole process of feeling and realizing one’s own dream in one’s own life and cultivating one’s own human nature. Such education philosophy of Yulgok is likely to be closely related with modern philosophical practice. Philosophical practice is a very dynamic and practical process in which wisdom acquired from philosophy is applied to reality. This study assumes that the youth cannot feel happy from their own studies while they spend lots of time and make great efforts for them, since they don’t have their own determined dreams with resolute will, that is, not having one’s own sense of sovereignty. In addition, as for the solution to this, based upon the contents of “chapter of moral training” in Gyeokmongyogyeol, realization and cultivation of one’s own sense of sovereignty are reviewed, and the methods for philosophical thinking of the youth are proposed. It is considered that Confucianism in the Joseon Dynasty will contribute to the philosophical practice through the process of philosophical thinking if the methods for philosophy education are developed and directly applied to the spot of education through the above research. In addition, the youth in our country will realize that training in philosophical thinking is a practical process that can be achieved by themselves in their learning process.