三峯 鄭道傳의 闢異端論

Abstract

This study aims to examine ideological characteristics of Sambong Jeong Do-jeon who argued anti-heresy theory in late Goryeo and early Joseon period which required ideological revolution. Jeong Do-jeon who played a pivotal role in revolution to found Joseon Dynasty aggressively promoted anti-heresy theory in the early stage of foundation, opening up his ambitions in a political manner. This anti-heresy theory was originated from his strong sense of duty as a Confucian scholar and grounds for the criticism did not deviate from basic mind of Neo-Confucianism as well. Jeong Do-jeon's Neo-Confucianism is remarkably demonstrated in three writings of Simgiripyeon, Simmuncheondap and Bulssijapbyeon. His Neo-Confucianism in these writings is predominantly characterized as being studied in an 'anti-heresy' perspective. Logical grounds for his being anti-heresy are based on cosmology of Taegeuk (太極), Yin and Yang (陰陽) and Five Elements (五行) in an ontological sense; theory of human mind (心性情論) from Neo-Confucianism in an epistemological sense and; practical social ethics in Confucianism on a moral aspect. Anti-Heresy theory that Jeong Do-jeon argued was a kind of social ideology on which he was clearly aware that his logic would promise certain social results. It is because his anti-heresy theory expected everyone from a king to people to escape from the world of heretical mind, which is understood as a kind of idea for ideology revolution. In ideological development of anti-heresy theory, Jeong Do-jeon considered the paradigm shift from Buddhism and Taoism into Confucianism as an urgent problem to solve.