斗山 姜柄周의 學問과 文學

Abstract

This study presents an investigation into the life, academic tendencies, and poetic world of Dusan Kang Byeong-ju(1839-1909), who was committed to Wuigijihak, feeling sorry that the doctrines of Confucianism started to break down by the daunting advances of Western civilization in the latter half of the 19th century. Born in Gyeongsangwoo Province, the home of Nammyeonghak, he based his study on the establishment and practice of moral subject through the physical and mental cultivation of Nammyeonghak. Studying under Seongjae Heo Jeon, who succeeded the Seongho School, he also developed interest in reality and inherited Gyeongsechiyonghak. Given his viewpoint of study in the line of Jugyeong-Myeongri, it is clear that Jugyeong is connected to the action doctrines that place importance on moral practice in Nammyeonghak and that Myeongri is related to the knowledge doctrines of Toigyehak that made advances in the study of the principles of things. In addition, he also did thinking in the line of Gyeongseron of Seonghohak in that he actively tried to maintain the right justice to govern the world, not turning his back on reality. Thinking that Hangan Jeong Gu received more influences from Nammyeong even though he studied under Yangmun of Toigye and Nammyeong, he revealed his ideas about the relations of Nammyeonghak School in Gyeongsangwoo Province in the line of Nammyeong - Hangang in his Dotong consciousness. Thus he was clearly distinguished from Heo Hun, who lived in Mt. Seon in Gyeongbuk, also studied under Seongjae, and found the nation's legitimate moral philosophy in the line of Toigye - Hangang - Misu - Seongho - Sunam - Haryeo - Seongjae. As for Dusan's academic tendencies, he never criticized the theories of Lee Geon-chang who succeeded the Shimjeukri Theory of Hanju Lee Jin-sang and Yangmyeonghak of Jeong Je-du and maintained close relationships with Jo Seong-ga and Choi Suk-min that accepted the theories of Nosa Gi Jeong-jin. Those findings indicate that Dusan was not troubled much by different theories raised within Sung Confucianism and more focused on embracing different theories and thus maintaining the doctrines of Confucius and Mencius, in which he is told apart from the scholars of different tendencies.