17세기 후반 퇴계학파 성리설의 분화양상에 관한 연구 — 우담과 갈암의 율곡 성리설 비판을 중심으로 —

Abstract

Galam(Lee, Hyun-il, 1627-1704) and Woodam (Jung, Si-han, 1625-1707) had critical opinions on Yulgok’s different perspective on Toegye’s interpretation of perceiving Sa-dan-chill-jung(四端七情) as I-gi(理氣), addressing opinions on their early works of Yulgokleesilonsadanchilljungseobyun(「栗谷李氏論四端七情書辨」1688, 62 years of age) and Sachillbyunjeung(「四七辨證」1696, 72 years of age) respectively. In other words, they were the leading members of Toegye School, who supported Toegye’s philosophy and rejected Yulgok’s theory. Thus, this study analyzed and compared theoretical differences on neo-Confucianism by Galam and Woodam. These comparisons were derived from the critical views of Gal-am and Woodam on Dapsunghowonseo(答成浩源書) which was a letter written by Yulgok to Woo-gae(Sung-hon). At the same time, their theoretical diversity was explained in the divergent aspect of Toegye’s neo-Confucianism based on the correspondences between Yulgok and Woo-gae. Consequently, unlike Gal-am who supported the dualistic system of Toegye, Woodam, who was in the same school with Galam, adopted the unitary system of Yulgok instead. In other words, Woodam took the synthetic position of complementing the theoretical drawbacks of neo-Confucianism on both Toegye and Yulgok. It can be said that this feature of combining both theories attempted to reinterpret them by the theory which was called to account in that specific period.