사회복지 관점에서 바라본 다산의 목민사상

Abstract

This study is focused on Dasan Jeong Yak-yong's Mokmin Thought from a Social Welfare Perspective. As many know, Dasan was from Namyin School nearby Seoul; succeeded the learning tradition of Ban-gye Yoo Hyeong-won's and Seongho Lee Yik's Gyeong-se-chi-yong; accepted the idea of Yi-yong-hu-saeng advocated by such scholars as Park Ji-won and Park Je-ga; furthermore, dissolved the learning method of Sil-sa-gu-si into his learning system. That is, he was the figure who compiled Silhak. Dasan was the scholar who was consistently interested in Gyeonghak (經學, a learning of Confucian classics) as a learning for Sugi (修己, self-discipline) and in Gyeongsehak (經世學, a learning for governance) as a learning for Chiyin (治人, governance), saying for his learning, “I have disciplined myself with Yukgyeongsaseo (六經四書, Confucian Classics) and tried to govern the world with Yilpyoyiseo (一表二書, Dasan's representative three works)”. That is, his learning system is so wide that nobody can easily define. Especially his Gyeongsehak shown on Yilpyoyiseo indicates that nobody could be even compared with him among all the Confucian scholars during the Joseon Dynasty. Among his works of Gyeongsehak, in addition, Mokminsimseo (牧民心書) that shows his idea of governing people defines 72 provisions of practices that local administrators should meet and implement through their governing period from assignment to dismissal with his own opinions on the provisions. In Mokminsimseo, such chapters as Bong-gong (奉公), Aemin (愛民) and Jinhwang (賑荒) are written for social welfare. This study looks into his idea of Mokmin from a social welfare perspective focusing on such chapters as Bong-gong, Aemin and Jinhwang.