龜巖 李楨의 윤리교육론 -[大學] 중시의 四書觀과 교육 기반의 확충-

Abstract

Ever since Confucius Confucianism has shown the tradition that supplying to the change of human through the education and to the deepest and widest theories for developing the ideal society based on Ethics morals. In the root of that thought, there is the definition as education equals ethics. On viewing in the point of the traditional Confucian thought, the basic system of the Confucianism is mainly expressed through the FourBook(四書). Kuam(龜巖), Lee Chung(李楨, 1509-1571) had thought of these traditional educational ideas. In this Article I would try to inquire into the characteristics and the meanings of Kuam's theory on the ethical education with gathering the pieces are scattered works in his books. In these Confucian Fourbook(四書), Zhong Yong(中庸) and Da Xue(大學) are more important texts of the Kuam(龜巖)’s thought than other books. We can find out that he would stress on the learning for Da Xue(大學) in the many sentences are shown in his works. So I would say that Da Xue(大學) was located as the most important text in his core thought on the study and education. The academic viewpoint of centered on Da Xue(大學) had been the basement for setting up of his theory on the ethics and education. His theory of ethics education, in particular, showing the strength in the matter of ethics education for the rulers, Kuam had insisted upon that Da Xue(大學), of course, including all the content and information required in claim for educating the rulers. Also We can find out that Kuam was a educational administrator keeping the profound attention for developing educational infra to make the moral society. The another face from his achievements was made sure that his contributions for builting some private school of Confucianism and publishing various confucian books.