名과 號를 통해서 본 王陽明

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to review a person named Wang Shouren (hereafter Wang Yangming) and his ideological tendencies through name and nicknames. In literature, there is a two methode that pays attention to the work of the writer itself and the author who created the work. As such, in the case of Wang Yang-myeong, there may be a direction to examine the ‘data (scholarship itself)’ he left behind, and then there may be a direction to examine the ‘person (the thinker himself)’ named Wang Yangming. When paying attention to the latter, it is common to look at life. So far, research on Wang Yangming has not focused on his name and nicknames. However, by this study we able to revealing the character of Wang Yangming and his ideological tendencies hidden in his name and title. So, I think that it will be possible to shed new light on the metaphorical aspect of Wang Yangming that goes beyond the logic within the academic system. In this study, I will describe Wang Yangming's name immediately after birth(初名), his real name(本名=名), his name after becoming an adult(字), his pen name(號), and his nickname given by the king after his death(諡號). And to help understanding, based on the biography of Wang Yangming, various interpretations will be added and explained in a plain manner. I think that Wang Yangming's name and nicknames not only express his character, but also act as a background sound that determines the development of his philosophical thought.