Toegye’s Thought of Peace in Philanthropism

• 발행기관: 영남퇴계학연구원
• 저자명: Hae-Jun Sung
• 간행물 정보: 『The Journal of Toegye Studies』제4권 제1호, 7~23쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 철학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.06.30

영문 초록

This report considers about Toegye’s thought of peace by Toegye’s view of edoucation and profound human love. Specifically, it studies about Toegye’s Peace of thought that is focus on love of nature, human love, solicitude, tolerance. The Confucianism is the representative of Asian moral culture which is affects to overall education and politics. But, the thought of Confucius and Mencius do benevolence and courtesy by classifying social status however, Toegye tries to do equal treatment to human. Toegye’s thought begins from understanding and respecting individual’s value without assessing their appearance and status. We cannot estimate everything about the person by current situation, because the human is futuristic and creative being that moving toward to objective. Toegye pursuits the way of human harmonizing with nature which is beyond the science and technology by establishing relationship between nature and human. Toegye’s ethical thought is not only human but also all the living things. He did not discriminate the person by origin and status and taught those who desire to learn. The Toegye’s behavior that needs to love the entire person equally made him a model man honored from the others.

목차

1. Introduction: Peace and Philanthropism

2. Consideration of Environment and Love for Nature

3. Respect for Life and Inclusive Love for Human

4. Nondiscriminatory view of Education

키워드

Toegye Benevolence Peace The heaven and earth Life respect