20세기 전반 베트남에서의 왕양명 철학에 관한 연구 상황과 그 의미

Abstract

In the entire history of Vietnamese Confucianism, Wang Yang-ming’s thoughts and studies had almost no influence. But in the early 20th century, there appeared some attention to Wang Yang-ming’s thoughts. That attention can be seen in Confucian scholars as well as new intellectuals and researchers who received Western education. In this regard, this study aimed at discovering why that attention appeared in the early 20th century and what it meant to the Vietnamese history of thought. To answer those questions, the author briefly considered the condition of Vietnamese Confucianism in the early 20th century, and then examined papers, books and documents on Wang Yang-ming’s thoughts published during that time. This study include papers published in “Nam Phong” magazine, Dao Trinh Nhat’s book titled “Wang Yang-ming – who initiated the theory of the extension of Innate Knowledge and the doctrine of ‘unity of knowing and acting’”, Tran Trong Kim’s book titled “Wang Yang-ming and the theory of extension of Innate Knowledge”, Phan Van Hum’s book titled “Wang Yang-ming – his life and thoughts” etc., published from 1930s to 1944. The author considered situations and standpoints of those publications’ authors, as well as the time those books and papers were published, their contents, and etc. From that, the author tried to give some opinions concerning the reasons and meanings of the sudden appearance of attention to Wang Yang-ming’s thoughts in the early 20th century’s Vietnamese history of thought. According to the author, the underlying reason of that appearance can be found only if we see beyond the realm of thought. It is the very thirst for national independence and development of the then Vietnamese people.