Korean Neo-Confucianism of Yi Yulgok

AvYoung-chan Ro

Inbunden, Engelska, 1988

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This book explores the philosophical and religious dimensions of Korean Neo-Confuciansim as expounded by one of the foremost Korean Neo-Confucian thinkers, Yi Yulgok (1536-1584). Yulgok's creative interpretations reformulate some fundamental issues of Confucian philosophy. This book explores the significance of the fundamental assumption which underlies the entire system of Yulgok's Confucian thought. That philosophical assumption is characterized by the author as 'non-dualistic' and 'anthropocosmic'.It is a unique aspect of Korean Neo-Confucianism which leads to a new way of understanding the Confucian world view and spirituality. This 'non-dualistic' vision sheds a new and critical light on the dialectical framework of thinking at work in Western formulations of understanding the ultimate reality, nature, the universe, and human being. The 'anthropocosmic' vision in this respect will challenge fundamental assumptions of Western theological formulation and suggest a new understanding of human nature and the universe.A 'non-dualistic' and 'anthropocosmic' interpretation of Yulgok's thought is a fruitful way of approaching the Korean way of thinking and of coming to grips with one Neo-Confucian mode of attaining human self-understanding.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1988-07-01
Mått:158 x 233 x 15 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Philosophy
Antal sidor:154
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780887066559

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Young-chan Ro is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University.

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"The book is clearly, concisely written and discusses complex ideas in an approachable manner. It gives a comprehensive introduction to all major points of Yulgok's thought, placing him within the context of the Neo-Confucian tradition as a whole, as well as his contemporary Korean philosophical environment, while adding an interesting critique from the Western philosophical perspective, based on the work of Heidegger and Gadamer. It also includes much cogent background information on the basics of Neo-Confucianism to assist the general reader." — Sung Bae Park

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ForewordPrefaceIntroduction1. The Tradition2. The Person3. The Scope and ApproachOne. Yulgok and the Neo-Confucian Cosmology and Ontology1. The Neo-Confucian Understanding of T'ai-chi (the Great Ultimate)2. The Cosmological Implication of T'ai-chi3. The Ontological Implication of T'ai-chi4. Chu Hsi's 'Cosmo-Ontological' Development of T'ai-chi5. The Non-dualistic nature of the Cosmo-Ontological T'ai-chi6. Yulgok's Anthropocosmic VisionTwo. Yulgok's Understanding of 'Human Nature' (hsing) and 'Mind' (hsin): Yulgok's Anthropology1. The Underlying Unity of "Cosmo-Ontology" and Anthropology2. The Problem of the Study of the Mind3. Yulgok and the Neo-Confucian Anthropologya. The Basic Cosmo-Ontological Unity of Man and the Universe in Chu Hsib. Chu Hsi's Understanding of the Mind4. The Discussion of the Mind and Yulgok's Anthropology5. Yulgok's Phenomenology of the Mind6. Yulgok's Analysis of the Feelings (ch'ing) and the Minda. Non-Duality of "Four Beginnings" and "Seven Feelings"b. The Relationship of Tao-hsin and Jen-hsinc. The Ontological Unity of the Feelings: the 'Four Beginnings' and the 'Seven Feelings'7. The Ontology of the Mind8. Yulgok's Synthesis of Ontology and Phenomenology in His Theory of MindThree. Ch'eng, (Song, Sincerity)1. Ch'eng in The Doctrine of the Mean (the Chung-yung)2. Ch'eng in The Great Learning (The Ta-Hsueh)3. Yulgok's Understanding of 'Sincerity' (Ch'eng)a. Ch'eng as the Foundation of Epistemologyb. The Function of Ch'eng4. Ch'eng as the Medium of Cosmic and Moral Forcea. Ch'eng and 'Reality' in a Comparative Context5. Sagehood and Ch'eng6. Ch'eng and Establishing the Will7. The Language of Ch'eng8. Ch'eng (Song, Sincere Reality) and Yulgok's PragmatismConclusionAppendix: Yulgok's Pragmatism: Political and Economic ThoughtGlossary of Chinese and Korean WordsSelected BibliographyNotesIndex