성리학의 발전에 있어서 {大學衍義}의 사상사적 위치

Abstract

Daxue is a book which explains the Confucian ideas with "Cultivate himself"(修己) and "Administrate the People"(治人). Up to now, the interpretation of Daxue has been developed depending on the time and men. As we can guess from the concepts of "Cultivate himself"(修己) and "Administrate the People"(治人), Daxue was a book for cultivation for Confucian and political ideas for a ruler. Zhen Dexiu(眞德秀), who compiled Daxueyanyi, understood Daxue as basic knowledge that intellectuals should learn and taught the methods of ruling based on training self-discipline from the view of Confucianism. This study shows that Daxueyanyi succeeded and realized the theory of Itself and Function(體用), presented the ways to help individuals and kings cultivate morality and emphasized the roles of rulers and subjects. This also expressed the intensified teaching of Neo-Confucianism and the ideal of the politics based on ethics. During the Dong Dynasty, followers of Chu Hsi taught Neo-Confucianism through politics and education that required them to participate in real world. When they actively participated in politics, they achieved significant success in social reform, while they focused on education of people in Shuyuan(書院: a lecture hall) to cope with practical issues when they were not in the political mainstream.