「외필(猥筆)」, 1902－외필논쟁(猥筆論爭)의 시작－

Abstract

Ki Jeong-jin's writing, "Eopil猥筆" appeared in 1878. The Eopil-debate began in 1902 after a period of incubation from 1878 to 1901. Since then, the debate has produced at least until 1941, sometimes continuously and sporadically associated text. Even if this debate began in 1902, in the first half of the 20th century, which lasted about 40 years, there was a continuous Neo-Confucianism debate in the Korean Neo-Confucian community from the late Joseon Dynasty. This article studies texts produced between 1878 and 1902. It provides a list of 14 texts produced between 1878 and 1901 and 57 texts produced in 1902. It outlines the historical and ideological topography of 1902, when the controversy began. Through this, we can distinguish between ideological and historical trends in the process leading to the start of the Eopil debate in 1902. Eopil began with the aim of reconstructing the Neo-Confucianism of Yi yi(李珥) around the concept of Li(理). This sense of problem influenced several contemporary ideological currents, namely Noron-line in Yongnam(嶺南老論係) and Yeonjae school(淵齋學派) and Jeonwu(田愚). The reaction resulted in the interaction of various texts. This article introduces and organizes texts that show different positions depending on their academic and social positions. However, 1902 was only the beginning of this debate. Only after a summary of the texts from 1903 to 1941 and a summary of their contents will the Eopil-debate reveal its full extent as part of a proper 20th-century Korean Neo-Confucianism debate.