寒岡 鄭逑의 程朱學 受容樣相

Abstract

This study aims to explore Han-gang Jeong-gu’s(1543-1620) academic legacy and find out how he developed Jeongjuhak(a branch of Sung Confucianism). He served as one of the leaders in the Yeongnam Sarim Sect from the late 16th century to the early 17th century. Not only was he a gifted scholar, but he also came from a long line of gifted scholars. In addition, he met with great scholars of his day and stayed abreast of all their academic achievements. In other words, he had studied Hanhwondang Kimgoengpil’s theory of ‘Jeonghak’, Nammyeong Josik’s theory of ‘Jeongnon’ and Toegye Yi Hwang’s ‘Truthful truth’(Jeokji) extensively. Together, he himself established the unique academic trends. His academic legacy was to attach great importance to ‘Hahak’ and to seek erudition. The former emphasized the order of learning, which meant after completing ‘Hahak’ study in which students learned basic manners in daily living, the study of natural laws was possible. The latter, erudition, implied a extensive scale and range of studies. Uniquely, practical studies such as medicine were found in his studies as well as metaphysics. These trends also showed vital aspects of the academic drift that scholars should reflect on at that time. In his early 20s, Han-gang had clearly decided his academic goal would not be getting ahead but would be studying Sung Confucianism of Jeongju with single minded devotion. A characteristic of the Jeongjuhak developed by Han-gang was that the cultivation of the mind was focused on to the exclusion of the theories of Sung Confucianism. Another characteristic was that when he wrote books, he used the style of ‘Pyeonrok’ or ‘Jipnok.’ This implies that most of his books were compiled through excerpts or brief Confucian scriptures. By using this style and only commenting occasionally he emphasized the texts, rather than his own theories. This style of writing was derived from the tradition of Jeongja, Juja and Toegye. The last characteristic Han-gang developed was his moral training theory(Suyanglon), which was based on the merits of Toegye and Nammyeong’s theory. His theory was called ‘Kyeong-ui-hyeopji’ because both ‘Kyeong’ and ‘Ui’ were considered important elements for training one’s mind. He significantly developed the academic tradition of moral training theory which had been started by the scholars of Jeong Yicheon, Juja and Toegye.