「讀書劄錄-書傳」에 보이는 滄溪 林泳의 尙書 解釋

Abstract

This paper examines the 「Dokseocharok-Seojeon」 by Changgye Im Yeong (1649-1696), a Confucian scholar and tattooist of the late Joseon Dynasty. Im Yeong engaged in scholarly exchanges with many intellectuals of his time, including Lee Dan-sang, Park Se-chae, Nam Gu-man, Song Si-yeol, Yoon Jeung, and Kim Chang-hyeop. His book, 「Dokseocharok-Seojeon」, is composed of five chapters covering 25 topics: 「luao」, 「Jinteng」, 「Dagao」, 「Weizizhiming」, and 「Kanggao」. It’s a free-form description of his thoughts on what he believed to be the most appropriate ideas for the context of his time. However, it’s not an explicit political or economic statement. Most of the contents were reinterpreted by adding their own opinions while pointing out errors in interpretation. He basically followed the theories of Chae Chim and Zhu Xi but approached them critically rather than accepting them unconditionally. While pointing out errors in Chae Chim and Zhu Xi’s commentaries, he also presented insights from other scholars cited in the entire 『Seojeondaejeon. However, there is a limitation in that it has not been able to present the theories of other scholars, without considering theoriesfrom those outside the compilation of the Seojeondaejeon. When Im Yeong could not fully understand the content of a scripture through the theories of senior scholars, he offered his own views. In particular, he carefully reviewed the interpretation and decipherment of texts, often identifying shortcomings in existing annotations. It can be seen that Im Yeong’s method of interpreting the Shang Shu was intended to address gaps in existing theories, especially those found in Chae Chim’s Seojibjeon. He inherited the scriptural interpretation methodology of the Yulgok-School and focused on studying the Shang Shu, which can be said to have laid the foundation for the research tendency of the 17th century to develop its own interpretation of Shang Shu.