퇴계의 건강증진 실행력 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to trace the practical power of Toegye’s health promotion to its origins and to explore the possibility of its applications. The practical power of Toegye’s health promotion was linked to practicing sheer awe of life. Based on its origins, Toegye’s health promotion is not entirely different from practice of comtemporary well-being life in three main aspects. First, the practical power of Toegye’s physical health promotion was derived from his insight into desperation to overcome his suffering from illness. Second, the practical power of Toegye’s mental health promotion was derived from his insight into perceptivity of being aware of illness. Third, the practical power of Toegye’s social health promotion was derived from his insight that he had to make contributions to social service. The fundamental power of Toegye’s continuing health promotion was linked to his constant pursuit of happiness based on his insight of himself. From a contemporary perspective of nursing science, continuous practice of engaging in health promotion activities is not entirely different from Toegye’s practice of engaging in physical, mental, and social activities. The practical power of Toegye’s physical health promotion was related to activities performed to alleviate his sufferings from illness. The practical power of Toegye’s mental health promotion was linked to activities (e.g., literary activities) performed to broaden perspectives and persue well-being and happiness, The practical power of Toegye’s social health promotion was related to his activities for promoting illness prevention in order to help people dedicate themselves to official duties, The origins of the practical power of Toegye’s health promotion need to be reviewed in comtemporary societies. To enhance the practical power of health promotion, further studies on how to apply Toegye’s health promotion for individuals and local communities merit consideration.