사칠설에 나타난 신후담의 사유방식

Abstract

Shin Hudam thought that Zhu Xi’s distinguishing four clues[四端] from seven feelings[七情] based on Li Bal[理發] and Ki Bal[氣發] was the origin of the theory of four-seven[四七說] and he believed that it was true. He judged that arguments contradicting with the distinguishment were wrong, and basically thought that Yi Hwang’s and Yi Ik’s theories succeeded the Zhu Xi tradition. Shin argued that there were seven feelings that are manifested from morality as they did in the case of four clues. Here, his focus shifted from a) comparing and analyzing four clues and seven feelings to b) discerning emotions that originate from morality and those that arise from private interests. In order to rationalize the claim that public seven feelings originate from morality, Shin discerned generally applying the meaning of Li and Ki from using Li and Ki to refer to the specific. Li and Ki in Li Bal and Ki Bal applies to the latter and respectively point to morality and private interests. Shin analyzed Yi Ik’s theory based on his own, and tried to conclude the debate around four-seven by revising and supplementing the previous discussions. In the process, he showed a way of thinking that values tradition, while also flexibly approaching so that comprehends and expands concept in unprecedented ways. Furthermore, he justified his argument in his own way that relates the theory of InSimDoSim[人心道心] and the theory of four-seven.