극재 송병관의 춘추의리론과 절의은둔

Abstract

Keuk-jae(克齋), Song, Byeong-gwan(宋炳瓘) was one of the leader of Confucianism on the early 20th century in korea. His scholarship succeeded in the confucian thought of righteousness(春秋大義) which led to the arrival of Song, Si-yeol(宋時烈) and Song, Byeong-hwa(宋炳華). Song, Byeong-gwan, the downfall of the cho-seon korean dynasty recognized “The reason why the Japanese imperialists seized the sovereign rule is that we did not realized it.” The biggest thing he said was that we didn't follow the three fundamental principles and the five moral disciplines in human relations(三綱五常). He recognized that japan was one of the ‘island barbaric’ Therefore, the strength of the Japanese colonial rule was not accepted by him. He strongly criticized and denied Japan's policy of Elimination in korean ethnic culture. Song, Byeong-gwan live in seclusionretired at Mt. Odosan(吾道山), Eocheong-dong(漁淸洞) in Daejeon(大田). he Confucianism studied and farm worked there. And he taught his disciples. He was built a house called 'the beat oneself house(克齋)'. And he made it his own pen name Keuk-jae(克齋), Song, Byeong-gwan defends the seclusion of the hermitage. He lived in there until he died in protest against the Japanese colonial rule. He manifested the seclusion of the fidelity to one's principle(節義隱遁) and non-violent resistance against imperial Japan. The aspect of this scholar of Japanese colonial rule to resist, It was another way of resistance against imperial Japan.