기상옹 민광민의 효제 실천과 윤리사상의 지반 -특히 부모의 가정교육 및 그를 통한 효제윤리의 연원 문제를 중심으로-

Abstract

This article is to explore the problem of practicing filial piety and the foundation of the ethical ideas of Gisangong (冀常翁) Min Gwang-min (閔光旻, 1627-1701), a figure in the late Joseon Dynasty, especially in terms of the content of the home education shown by his parents. Min Gwang-min is one of the seven filial sons over three generations (三世七孝). Rather than being a theorist with extensive knowledge in a specialized field, he is a person who led a life of a practitioner who personally practiced the ethics of filial piety, the central value of Confucianism throughout his life. For this reason, Min Gwang-min's writings are not many. Nevertheless, the few writings he left behind consistently emphasize the ethics of filial piety. In Records of the Sacred Crows (靈烏記), he believes that the same energies are made to respond to each other, and that the fact that a crow flew into the shrine of a virtuous family and stayed for a while is not unrelated to the idea of the theory of the response of heaven and man. In addition, in his Record of Parents’ Deeds (事行錄), Min Gwang-min describes examples of filial piety that presuppose the practice of behavior taught by Eonsi (言尸) Min Pyeong (閔枰, 1582-1646) and the Jinju So clan. Through various descriptions, it is revealed that the origins of Family Learning (家學) for practicing filial piety ethics were faithfully prepared. As mentioned above, the idea of filial piety ethics examined through Min Kwang-min urges reflection on the sustainability of humane values in the current reality where crimes against humanity continue to occur.