Edward Y. J. Chungis Asian studies director and professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The Chosun dynasty of Korea (1392-1910) is a kingdom of Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucianism, the school of human nature and principle. Chong Chedu (pen name, Hagok, 1649-1736), however, is one of the leading pioneers of Korean Wang Yangming school, the school of the mind. In this book, Edward Chung introduces and translates the Chonon, Chong’s philosophical masterpiece on Yangming Neo-Confucianism. The introduction is informative and the translation is clear and modern. This is an excellent and highly recommendable translation of such a rare but inspiring philosophical vision of Chong Chedu’s Yangming Neo-Confucianism.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on Transliteration, Translation, and Citation Style Note on the Chonon and Selecting Its Sections for TranslationAbbreviationsNotes to Preface, Note on Translation, Translation, and Citation Style, and Note on the Chonon and Selecting Its Sections for TranslationTranslator’s IntroductionI. Chong Hagok’s Life and Scholarship II. The Chonon and the Heart of Hagok’s ThoughtNotes to the IntroductionTranslation: The Chonon (Testament)Part I: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 285-297Part II: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 298-309Part III: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 310-319Notes to the Translation Glossary of Key Terms, Names, and Titles CitedBibliography

Edward Y. J. Chungis Asian studies director and professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The Chosun dynasty of Korea (1392-1910) is a kingdom of Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucianism, the school of human nature and principle. Chong Chedu (pen name, Hagok, 1649-1736), however, is one of the leading pioneers of Korean Wang Yangming school, the school of the mind. In this book, Edward Chung introduces and translates the Chonon, Chong’s philosophical masterpiece on Yangming Neo-Confucianism. The introduction is informative and the translation is clear and modern. This is an excellent and highly recommendable translation of such a rare but inspiring philosophical vision of Chong Chedu’s Yangming Neo-Confucianism.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on Transliteration, Translation, and Citation Style Note on the Chonon and Selecting Its Sections for TranslationAbbreviationsNotes to Preface, Note on Translation, Translation, and Citation Style, and Note on the Chonon and Selecting Its Sections for TranslationTranslator’s IntroductionI. Chong Hagok’s Life and Scholarship II. The Chonon and the Heart of Hagok’s ThoughtNotes to the IntroductionTranslation: The Chonon (Testament)Part I: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 285-297Part II: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 298-309Part III: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 310-319Notes to the Translation Glossary of Key Terms, Names, and Titles CitedBibliography