조선후기 지식인의 朱子說 해명과 『尙書古文疏證』의 영향

Abstract

Yánruòqú is a philologist during the late Ming and the early Qing dynasties(明末淸初). Chángshūgǔwénshūzhèng is a tome about researching Shūjīng(書經) written by Yánruòqú. Shūjīng is one of the Five Classics of Confucianism Wǔjīng(五經) and a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius. Shūjīng is of two kinds, old language(古文) or new language(今文). Orthodox-neo-confucianists(朱子學者) had some doubts about reliability of old language Shūjīng ever since Zhu Xi. The falsification of it was proved to Yánruòqú by indisputable argument. His analytical methods of research had been widely recognized by confucianists of Asia, and affected them. Therefore, to appreciate the importance of Yánruòqú in late Joseon Dynasty is useful to explain his influence over the academic circles during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. After researching chángshūgǔwénshūzhèng(尙書古文疏證)’s influence during late Joseon Dynasty, we can see the following facts. First, learning analytical methods of researching Confucian texts. Second, refuting theories of anti-orthodox-neoconfucian. Third, demonstrating logical positivism theories of Zhu Xi. It became a turning point to systematically arrange the method changes of Joseon’s neoconfucian study caused by some scholar's great depth of understanding about theories of Zhu Xi in Late Joseon Dynasty. It meant that Joseon scholar's perception of Qing scholarship is related to neo-confucianism because of Joseon’s political system. It was an extension of Joseon’s neo-confucian study Chronicles.