이황철학의 역동성 이해

Abstract

The Key point of Yi Hwang' Philosophy is a positive motion of I(理, Principle) in Igi-ron(理氣論). Yi Hwang emphasized a positive motion of I. Because He need to secure the Subject to realize the universal values in the World. Yi Hwang's Igi-gwan (outlook on I and Gi) contains an important characteristic in grasping I as the invariable factor responsible for the creation of all matter in the universe. As Taegeuk(太極, the Great Ultimate) Ineed to become a Principle of Gi-Motion. The I is a Cause who rules the roast over an motion of Gi. Representative of the theory that emphasizes Principle over Gi(material force) is Yi Hwang's Igi-ron. In the process whereby all matter comes into being, a fundamental factor exists that makes such creation possible. Yi Hwang' Philosophy is a cosmological theory that encompassed the Neo-Confucian metaphysics of Taegeung-ron (太極論, doctrine of the Great Absoluteness) and Igi-ron (doctrine of I, principle, and Gi, material force), as well as the study of the nature of the human mind. There is two types of Igi-ron. Namely, Such intimate relations between I and Gi are called I-Gi Bulsangni (不相離, I and Gi cannot be separated) and I-Gi Bulsangjab (I and Gi cannot be mixed). The latter is Yi Hwang' outlook on I and Gi. It is so called theory of the mutual stimulation of principle and material force(理氣互發論). Yi Hwang' attitude on I and Gi is in correspondence with his Four-Seven Debate(四端七情論, Theory of the Four Beginnings and the Seven Emotions). Controversy over sadan (the four beginnings) and chiljeong (the seven emotions) is thus referred to as Sadan Chiljeong-ron. A Theory of the four beginnings was a key part of Mencius' Seongseon-seol (性善說, doctrine of the innate goodness of human beings) that delineates the basic foundation of human moral behavior. Yi Hwang explained the meaning of mutual relations and the basic principles and atmosphere of the forces of nature, as well as the principles of Sadan Chiljeong (the four phases of the human mind - sympathy, shame, modesty and the distinction between right and wrong; and the seven passions - pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy, love, hate, and greed). In His Four-Seven Debate, a positive motion of I is the key point of the theory of the mutual stimulation of principle and material force.