강정일당의 중용적 삶의 추구

Abstract

The purpose of this study analyzes the virtue of Kang Jeongildang’s middle path. She searched for Tao and the life of self-discipline in the middle path, and arrived at the stage of neutralization. With her self-discipline, she amounted to a rank of Taoist in her life, who she pursued. She was interested in Tao as well as Neo-Confucianism. And she practiced the wisdom of middle path to her life. Kang Jeongildang lived her life by keeping to the middle way without being one-sided as the life in Golden Mean. In Golden Mean, three virtues are to respect other people, to understand other person’s positions, and to love the people like his children. She made three virtues her motto, and cultivated them rightly. Though being a woman, she fulfilled the way of novel man and the wisdom of middle way. Kang Jeongildang knew what the states of mind of a true classical scholar and a noble man were, and searched for fundamental elements of her learning and her self-discipline. She got wisdom of a life after reading Jasa’s Golden Mean, and practiced true virtue. And she tried to be a morally complete woman by behaving correctly without being biased in everything. We can practice this middle way as we possess wisdom, benevolence and valor. She suggested wisdom as children and adults liked learning, benevolence as they practiced their knowledge, and valor as they felt shame when they did not perform wisdom and benevolence after learning them. To know and practice wisdom, benevolence and valor is her self-discipline. She searched for a human life kept the middle way by performing wisdom, benevolence and valor.