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Confucianism 0n Morals(Human virtue:德) and Profit(利) (유가에서 도덕(道德)과 이재(利財))

  • Lim, Heongyu
    • The Journal of Korean Philosophical History
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    • no.31
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    • pp.143-171
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    • 2011
  • Confucius asserted that the most humane life is to realize the value of 'benevolence(仁) as a human Virtue(德). Mencius also concurred that Confucius's explication of the good life was right. Confucian human mind & it's nature is comprised of benevolence, righteousness(義), propriety(禮) and wisdom(智). Confucianism proposed that we have to approach to other man as benevolence(仁). Mencius discussed about 'Four Virtues(四德)', the essential goodness of human, confirmed by 'Four Clues (四端)' to talk about the possibility of realizing the good life and a good state. On the other hand, he devised Politics of benevolence(仁政)' as a practical tool for it. Confucianism consider a human beings as human relationship. Confucius said, "benevolence(仁) is to love all men, and wisdom to know all men"In generally, Profit(利) is subject to righteousness in Confucianism. Therefore, Confucius said, "When you see Profit, think about Righteousness "But Confucius understands that Profit is ground for the constitution of 'Good life', and 'good State.'In Confucianism, Human Virtue is the root, Wealth is the result. In a State Gain is not to be considered propriety, its propriety will be found in righteousness.

Korean nation-centralism and Confucianism(I) - the reflection of controlled modern rationality (한국의 국가 중심주의와 유교(I) - 통제적 근대 합리성에 관한 성찰 -)

  • Lee, Sang-bong;Rhee, Myung-su
    • The Journal of Korean Philosophical History
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    • no.28
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    • pp.237-266
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    • 2010
  • This thesis is to check whether the modernization, promoted mainly in 1960-1970 of Korea may have the relations with Confucian values or have a gap between this and that, and have the question about the idea of the appearance of modernity under Park Jung-hee's government, which is based on the viewpoint that Confucianism would have been made ill use of or have contribution to the nation-directing modernity, especially to the modernization of people. In a sense this thesis demands the overcome of the modern ills such as social dichotomy, leaving out matters of locals, and neglecting the diversities and singularities of creatures, resulted from efficiencies and uniformity caused by nation-centralism. At first Confucianism have represented humanism with a view to finding the mean between the two of locals, affairs, and men. As such it has seek to find centrality, which means my real mind for meeting outward things or the optimum as the mean, the best state between of the two. The political doctrines modified from Confucian learnings including chung, hyo, samgang, and oryun worked as the mechanism for finding nation-directing modernity. As a result we have lived in the modernity, strengthened by nation-centralism. And the leading concepts in related with Neo-Confucianism had people lose their spaces of desire for their own future or got them to be narrow. Accordingly the modernization of Korea means not an integral space in which we can achieve what we want in various aspects, but a deficient space to be complemented, resulted from the centralization of all conditions of life, dichotomous way of approaching matters by nation-centralism, far from being the essence of Confucianism. In the end the rapid modernization by the leaders in Korea has given rise to the concentration politics, economy, and so forth on Seoul as the center. Then we should deeply reflect the deficiency state of centralism like this and how Confucianism would have been responsible for it and will give how to relieve the unequal centralism of nation. Now for this matter we would like to expect our study in the future.v

Review and Reflection of Studies on Gyoojoon Lee (석곡 이규준 연구의 성찰과 모색)

  • Kim, Seung-Ryong;Chae, Han
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2018
  • Gyoojoon Lee is a prominent figure of Confucianism and traditional medicine representing southern region of Korea during late $19^{th}$ and early $20^{th}$ century, but studies on his achievements were just started merely a decade ago. We would provide foundation for the further multidisciplinary study on his legacy. We reviewed his chronology, written works, interactions with intellectual figures, and current studies on his works to provide foundations for more thorough research on his legacy. We found he has wide spectrum of studies in medicine, confucianism, literature, humanism and philosophy during the late Chosun dynasty, Korean empire and Japanese colonization period. He wrote twenty five books in diverse fields and was found to have interactions with fifty seven figures with idea during his lifetime which need more detailed examination. Multidisciplinary studies on Gyoojoon Lee is guaranteed for the future in depth study on his works including Buyunglon (theory of supporting Yang).

A Comparative Study on the Ritual Space in the Korean Traditional Dwelling House - Focused on the Ritual Space of Shamanism and Confucianism - (힌국전통주거의 의식공간에 관한 비교연구 - 무속과 유교의 의식공간을 중심으로 -)

  • 이선옥
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 1992
  • Dwelling house is not only simple shelter but the space involves symbolic feature of myth, religion and ritual. Through this study, compared the Shamanistic ritual space with that of Confucianism in the traditional dwelling houses in korea. The results are as follows: 1) Generally, the symbolism of 'Enthusiasm of Universe' and 'Central Idea' are similar, but 'the object of worship', 'the content of ritual' and 'background' are different. The Shamanistic ritual space is 'Sacred space'. and that of Confucialism is 'respect Space'. 2) As the character of space, Shamanistic ritual space is 'articulated space' and have tendency to seperate from the world. On the other hand, Confucion ritual space is integrated space and have tendency to extend by the feature and scale of the ritual. 3) Examing the supervisor of ritual, woman(housewife) is the center of shamanistic ritual space and man(house holder) is the center of Confucion ritual space.

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The study of Taoist idea on the 「Shin Hyung Mun」 in 『Dong Ui Bo Gam』 (『동의보감(東醫寶鑑)』 신형문(身形門)의 도가사상에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, dae hyung;Cha, Wung Seok;Kim, Nam il
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.21-44
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    • 2002
  • "Dong Ui Bo Gam" was written by Huh jun that was influenced by Cho Sun Sung Confucianism's environment had been receptive to rich idea. "Dong Ui Bo Gam" "Shin Hyung Mun" was composed of the base on a full understanding in taoist idea. It had a real systemical structure, was help to taoist training. The taoist idea of "Dong Ui Bo Gam" was made up of the extension of mature theory and training in Cho Sun Dan Hak. Specially, The taoist idea of "Dong Ui Bo Gam" was had an effect on "Euibangyoochui" better as compared with "Dong Ui Bo Gam" "Shin Hyung Mun" in contents "Shin Hyung Jang Bu DO" generalized the whole contents of "Dong Ui Bo Gam", was influenced by taoist idea, also peculiar method that was not searched in other medical books. 'Heart 心' was handled importantally in "Dong Ui Bo Gam" "Shin Hyung Mun" under the influence of taoist idea and Cho Sun Sung Confucianism.

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A Study on Psychological Function of Mourning Ceremonial Dresses in Confucianism (유교 상례복의 심리적 기능에관한 연구)

  • 조우현
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.233-240
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    • 1994
  • The purpose of this study is to consider psycological funtions of mourning dresses in Confucianism. By each step of A.V.Gennep's passage rites, the result of this thesis summarised as follow; In the first Seperation rites after calling the death' name three times the relatives for whom mourning is due become dishevelled hair bare feet and bare shoulder etc. In the second Transition rites, bereaved familly has worn 5 class mourning dresses in deep grief. In the third Cooperation rites, gradually the living familly goes through three year stages of changing mourning dresses to ordinary colthes. In Confucian funeral ceremony the deviation of clothing behavior in each mourning step sublimates bereaved person's sorrow into their internal security.

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A Background on the Thought of Zhang-nan(樟南)'s medicine (장남(樟南)의 사상적 배경과 의학관)

  • Sung, Ho-Jun;Yoon, Chang-Yeul
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.145-154
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    • 2004
  • Zhang-nan(樟南) did not regarded the human's life phenomena as a simple physical change in his medical theory. He thought medicine in the light of the establishment of moralism and partly used it for the practical Confucianism as well. In view of the Chijunghwa(致中和), Zhang-nan(樟南) succeeded the tradition of the Simseongnon(心性論, Emotional naturalism) in Neo-Confucianism(性理學) in the point of essential and principal Junghwa(中和). Therefore, Zhang-nan(樟南)'s medical theory is very suggestive not only in Medicine but also in Liberal art which pursue the moral Seongmyeong(性命).

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A Study on the Sacrificial Rite Food of Korean Traditional Religion : Primitive Ethnic Religion (서울지방의 무속신앙(巫俗信仰) 제상(祭床)차림을 통(通)하여 본 식문화(食文化)에 대한 고찰(考察))

  • Kim, Sang-Bo;Hwang, Hae-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.219-243
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    • 1988
  • The sacrificial rite has its origin in the old China's primitive folkways faith based upon animism (B.C. 25c). From the animistic faith, Confucianism made its appearance in B.C. 551. Inevitably, the procedure of Confucian sacrificial rite was developed on the basis of the preceding primitive faith. In Korean culture, the god of Chinese Confucianism introduced to Korea in A.D. 108 was mixed properly with that of Buddhism imported in A.D. 372. Traditionally, Korean primitive religion (from B.C. 10c to B.C. 2c) was the sacrificial rite practiced by 'shaman.' The 'shaman' who was able to utilize ecstasy for the good of community was gods itself, and naturally the main form of the sacrificial rite was an exorcism with a sacrificial offering (food). After Korean primitive religion had been grafted to Buddhism and Confucianism, the character of Korean culture had to become compound. The most essential conception in sacrificial rite is a discrimination of a ghost, one is the evil spirit and the other is the good spirit. According to this conception, the good spirit is a spirit which ascended to heaven, in contrast, the evil spirit is a one which did not ascend to heaven and dispersed into this world. The sacrificial rite is a method to help the evil spirit ascend to heaven or to prevent harms from it. The mode of sacrificial rite especially the dead ancestor worship was transmitted from generation to generation as a purpose of the wealth and honors of descendants. Descendants believed that the evil spirit would not harm them only after receiving sufficient food and the right sacrifice. As a result, the sacrificial rite food was the sign of filial piety and a compensation for the evil spirit. How did the Korean religious culture which was consisted of three different religions-Shamanism, Buddhism. Confucianism-be combined and transformed? The author focused the mixture and transformation of the procedure of sacrificial rite and the arrangement of sacrificial food in each religion. In this thesis, the author studied first, the conception in sacrificial rite, second, the items of sacrificial rite food according to each period. In consequence of the research, each religion had lost its uniqueness and became mixed to each other and settle down in Korean culture.

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Understanding of the mind in oriental medicine and confucianism (한의학(韓醫學)과 유가철학(儒家哲學)에 있어서 심(心)의 이해(理解))

  • Kwon Oh-Sang;Gu Byung-Su
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.123-138
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    • 1998
  • According to studing on the mind in oriental medicine and confucianism. I got the following results.1. In oriental medicine, the mind (心) is main faculty region of shin(神) in human body.2. The mind have functional reaction of sensation, rational thinking, and emotional faculty for objective world.3. In Confuncianism, the mind express the Sung (性) which is based on the Heaven (天), and it control sensation, rational thinking, and emotional faculty.4. To the understanding ground of universal reality, the mind was explained Qi (氣) or Li (理), and come to an end about the sung (性).

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