규암(圭菴) 송인수(宋麟壽)의 교육정신 고찰

Abstract

This study aims to examine the educational spirit contained in the academic discipline of Kyuam, Song In-su(圭菴 宋麟壽, 1499-1547). In spite of the difficult period of the purge of Confucian scholars, Kyu-am was faithful to his duties and responsibilities as an orthodox Confucian scholar and political bureaucrat, reflecting the spirit of Confucianism. He achieved absolute mastery over literature, Taoism, and Confucian classics (Gyeong-Hak) through a school of learning succeeding from Jong-Jik Kim, Shim-Won Lee, Tak Yun, Gong-Pil Kim, An-Guk Kim, to Hee-Ryeong Yoo. At the same time, he was scholar bureaucrat who tried to stabilize the lives of the people by contemplating the state during that period, while interacting with the best scholars at that time, such as Ju Se-bung and Yi Hwang. In particular, he attempted to reform the declining society with a strong will to build schools and nurture talented people, emphasizing Lectures(teaching) and learning as well as Remonstrance. Accordingly, as a governor, he launched a movement to edify the people through 'Xiao-xue(『小學』)', which involves the basic principles of human education. In other words, he developed an educational movement that considered the practice of ‘political education(政敎)’ through the fundamental cultivating spirit of ''Xiao-xue'. Furthermore, he set the teaching of 'Daxue(『大學』)' as the core of self-education in everyday life, and pursued academic passions to realize, not only self-discipline, but also real politics. In addition, while expressing the the seriousness of history and various emotions of reality through philosophical poetry involving historical facts and thoughts as well as personal sentiments, he pondered the problems of education that human beings should move forward.