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On the Conceptualization of Confucian Self-organizing Methodology, Wi-gi-ji-hak(爲己之學)

Yoo Kwon Jong 1

1중앙대학교

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ABSTRACT

This is a study on the process of forming the concept of the Confucian typical methods for self-organization, that is, wi-gi-ji-hak(爲己之學). The scope of this study lies from Pre-Chin to Chinese Song Dynasty. And this study has a target to study on the process of the concept of wi-gi-ji-hak that has its origin from the words of Confucius, wi-gi(爲己) in the Analects. This study focuses only on the context of developing the concept of wi-gi-ji-hak, but it does not touch whole the methodology relating to the Confucianism or the features of Confucianism itself. The reason why to study on wi-gi-ji-hak lies on the demand or the necessity for newly understanding of Confucianism. Wi-gi-ji-hak is the most representative methods of the Neo-Confucianism, which shows a new identity of the Neo-Confucianism that had newly arisen from the early Northern Song Dynasty and compiled as so-called Zhuzixue(朱子學) by Zhuxi(朱熹) in the era of the Southern Song Dynasty. In addition in Chosun Korea Dynasty many Neo-Confucian scholars who learned the Zhuzixue had intensified and developed the context of Zhuzixue more and more by unyielding practice of the wi-gi-ji-hak. Thus the wi-gi-ji-hak as the main and comprehensive methods must be studied as the most important theme among the Confucian items. Nevertheless no research on the wi-gi-ji-hak has been tried appropriately in China and Korea, too. This study is designed in order to approach the proper function of the Neo-Confucianism especially of Zhuzixue in China and Korea. In this study the process of the settlement of the concept wi-gi-ji-hak from Confucius to Li Dong(李侗). Between them Xunzi(荀子) , Li Gui(李軌), Zhang Zai(張載), Cheng Yi(程頤), and Yang Shi(楊時) are also studied with their concepts and understandings. According to this a long context of wi-gi-ji-hak organized by them is analysed and the differences between each and every of them are discussed.

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