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@article{ART002435138},
author={Park, Mi Ra},
title={Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2019},
number={29},
pages={25-47},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002}

TY - JOUR
AU - Park, Mi Ra
TI - Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2019
VL - null
IS - 29
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 25
EP - 47
SN - 1975-1621
AB - Choe Hangi’s philosophy is generally classified as “empiricism,” but it is also characterized by “metaphysical elements.” The starting point of this paper is the fact that these two facets of Choe Hangi’s philosophy made their appearance at different periods of time. Whereas empiricist viewpoints prevailed in his earlier works, a metaphysical system came into view in his later works. This paper explains this change as his attempt to compensate for the insufficiency of his earlier empiricist philosophy in providing an ethical framework by establishing a metaphysical system. In Gicheukcheui, Choe Hangi proposes a scientific methodology of chucheuk(推測). This methodology, useful as it may be in exploring nature, has limitations in explaining ethics due to the fact that conclusions drawn by an empirical procedure inevitably have only relative truth values. In Gihak, he assumes that the universal principle of unhwa-liand establishes a metaphysical system of sadeungunhwa. Theoretically, moral values should be derived from unhwa-li and daegi-unhwa; however, Choe Hangi adopts an approach to justifying the conclusions drawn by an empirical procedure via the metaphysical system. In that way values are justified, and the governance standards are endowed with a more absolute status. From these observations, it can be inferred that the two facets of Choe Hangi’s philosophy, empiricism and metaphysical elements, originate from his pursuit of empirical methodology while securing the absolute primacy of moral values.
KW - Choe Hangi(崔漢綺);Chucheuk(推測);Yuhaengji-li(流行之理);Chucheukji-li(推測之理);Sadeung-unhwa(四等運化);Seungsun(承順)
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002
ER -

Park, Mi Ra. (2019). Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 29, 25-47.

Park, Mi Ra. 2019, "Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.29, pp.25-47. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002

Park, Mi Ra "Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 29 pp.25-47 (2019) : 25.

Park, Mi Ra. Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification. 2019; 29 : 25-47. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002

Park, Mi Ra. "Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.29(2019) : 25-47.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002

Park, Mi Ra. Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 29, 25-47. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002

Park, Mi Ra. Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2019; 29 25-47. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002

Park, Mi Ra. Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification. 2019; 29 : 25-47. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002

Park, Mi Ra. "Limitations of Choe Hangi’s Empirical Ethics and Metaphysical Justification" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.29(2019) : 25-47.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2019..29.002