朝鲜阳明学派的《论语》解释 - 以霞谷郑齐斗的《论语说》为中心 -

Abstract

In this paper, I would investigate Jeong JaeDoo(HaaGok,鄭齊斗 : 1649~ 1736)’s understanding on the Analects, who agreed with the theory of Wang Yang-ming in Chosun dynasty, when Cheng-zhu school’s theory had ruled over as only an orthodox Confucianism. He completed the Opinion on the Analects (Non-Eo-Seol), a commentary on the Analects, based on Yang-ming’s Learning of Mind. Since 14C Chosun dynasty was founded on the basis of ideology of Cheng-zhu Orthodox Neo-Confuciansim, Cheng-zhu study had ruled over the whole realm of Chosun’s idea. Japanese[Hideyoshi’s] invasion of Korea in 1592, and the Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636 brought about the national financial exhaustion and impoverishment condition of rural communities and these had become main cause of continuous political and social unrest. Because Cheong- zhu’s learning, however, could not cope effectively with the tense situation, in the end some new trend in the world of thought, which intended to escape from the Cheng-zhu’s monopolism, had come into existence since 17C, and Jeong worked in a key role of the inclination. In response to the difficult situation, Jeong tried to devise means in a different way with that of Cheng-zhu scholars, and he built up his arguments on basis of the study of Confucian classics[經學]. Especially, in his commentary on the Analects, the Opinion on the Analects(Non-Eo-Seol), he presented many different views from Zhuxi, laying emphasis on human being’s natures of activeness, spontaneity, individuality, and self-direction. It has important meaning in the histroy of Chosun thought that his creative understanding on the Analects had produced an effect on thought of late Chosun, from giving new definition to human being to expressing the necessity to reform social rank system. Thus, it would also be another main point of this paper to examine that Jeong’s commentary on the Analects emphasized the meaning of governing and administration.