The Review of Korean Studies
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Unchanging Beliefs of Neo-Confucian Natural Science of the Joseon Dynasty in the Early Nineteenth Century: Neo-Confucian Natural Science in Changnangdapmun of Ryu Hwi-mun
Abstract
Ryu Hwi-mun (柳徽文) is an important figure in understanding the natural science of the line of the Southerners of Yeongnam in the early nineteenth century. Ryu Hwi-mun established his natural science through a wideranging reading of the classical books of China and Joseon. This tendency in his learning is often called ‘erudition.’ In fact, the erudite tendency in learning in the late Joseon period attracted attention in relation to ‘practical learning.’ Remembering the academic results and historical meaning of the ‘Encyclopedic School’, the group of philosophers of enlightenment in France, it was the development of encyclopedic learning in the late Joseon period that scholars have treated in relation to the modernity of practical learning. Jibongyuseol (芝峰類說) of Lee Su-gwang and Seonghosaseol (星湖僿說) of Lee Ik were typical examples. Such an erudite tendency in learning was taken as historically meaningful because it gave rise to the phase of ‘miscellaneous learning’ that had been despised by the existing system of learning based on the Chinese classics and Neo-Confucianism, and gave independence to knowledge from practice, criticizing the existing approach of learning that aimed for the union of knowledge and practice. Then, can it be seen that Ryu Hwi-mun’s erudition had such an aim? Referring to the existing discussions about various problems of natural science, he presented his own opinion. The foundation in most of his discussions was the ‘established theory of Zhu Xi’ and the instrument of discussions was the traditional theory of yin and yang, and sangsuhak (象數學: xiangshu xue). Therefore,the academic tendency in Ryu Hwi-mun can be seen as ‘Neo-Confucian erudition’ and ‘a period variation of Neo-Confucianism.’
- keywords
- Ryu Hwi-mun, Changnangdapmun, Yeongnam School, Neo- Confucian Natural Science, Neo-Confucian erudition
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