동계 정온의 정치활동과 의(義)의 정치사상적 의미

Abstract

Jeong-On(1569-1641) was a Confucian scholar who went through national crises- the Imjin War (the Japanese invasion) and the Beongja War (the ManJu invasion), and worked as a bureaucrat during the two opposing reigns of King Gwanghaegun and King Injo. He was also a literary man who entered the Nammyeong School and the Toegye School, which had conflicts with each other. This thesis is to judge the core of the consistent political thought of Jeong-on, who has lived during this upheaval period, as "Righteousness(義)" and to understand the meaning of his political thought. Until now, studies on the political activities and eradication of the winter community have been continuously conducted, however efforts to reveal the political and ideological implications of Jeong-On’s righteousness have been insufficient. This article is an attempt to examine his thought as he is known for their righteousness. Jeong-On is well known as a person who insisted on eradication until the moment of national desperation. Although he was in government positions across the opposing reigns of King Gwanghaegun and King Injo, he was consistent in insisting on the theory of full-grace, which values the relationship between the royal family, and the eradication in the face of national crisis. This was different from the fact that the Seo-in, who criticized Gwanghaegun's abolitionist murder system and emphasized loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, killed the king's brother in reverse and abandoned his relationship with Myeong in the face of a disturbance. Jeong-On argued that humanity centered on filial piety was identified as the most important factor in national policy, and that this should be the most important reference point for national policy. This can mean that he tried to reject the elements of arbitrary politics centered on the power of the monarch. In addition, Jeong-On thought that realizing the loyalty based on humanity such as the three virtues would be helpful for the long-term development of the country rather than the loyalty in a real political context. This point was revealed in the theory of transfer and the theory of eradication.