중천 김충열의 <고려유학사>에 투영된 유학관

Abstract

This paper discussed what status in the Korean philosophy during the 20th century the confucian position reflected in Kim Choongyeol’s book, The Confucian History during the Period of Goryeo, holds. First, he argued Goryeo’s confucianism lacks in its depth, but abounds in breadth and practical morality, compared with Chosun’s. He emphasized confucianism as a foreign academic thought criticizes Taosim or Buddhism in collusion with superstitious beliefs indwelled in the Korean original culture and thought, and contributes to the rationality of the Korean society. Especially, taking the opportunity that the school of Gaegyung under Kim Boosik politically opposes against and wins the Seo kyung school under Jung Jisang and Myocheong, a rational confucian culture lays its foundation of naturalization and a confucian historical consciousness reaches its watershed. Meanwhile, Shin Chaeho looked upon confucianism as a foreign idea and called ideas thinking highly of it a toadyism, arguing Kym Boosik’s victory leads to its diffusion. It can be said that the confucian features revealed in Kim Choongyeol’s viewpoint on Goryeo’s confucianism represents a Korean confucian historical perspective during the 20th century, contrasted with that of Shin Chaeho.