율곡 인성론의 교육적 함의

The Educational Implications on Yulgok"s Treatise of Human Nature

  Thesis is mainly concerned with the education theory of Yulgok. It investigates how Yulgok"s Ideas of Ligiron (理氣論) and Inseongron(人性論) are reflected and translated in his educational principles, what his educational theories are and their characterzations, and what the possibilities are of adapting them to modern education. Part two of this thesis looks into how Yulgok"s contemporary historical and educational backgrounds helped to form his educational theories. althought Yulgok"s educational ideas use Meng-tzu"s(孟子) ideology as abasis(the theory of good human nature is Meng-tzu"s is composed of two different elements) but Yulgok reconstruct Inseongron. Parts three deal with ligiron and inseongron, which are the basis for his educational theories. The special characteristic of ligiron is that while Muhyeong(無形) and Muwi(無爲) exist, yuhyeong(有形) and Yuwi(有爲) preside over them and this is called Li (理). Also, while yuhyeong and yuwi exist, their becoming muhyeong and muwi"s called Gi (氣). The harmonisation of the universality of Li(理) and the particularity of Gi(氣) is contained in Ligijimyo (理氣之妙). Not only in our present age, but in our educational situation, there are problems between things such as tradition and innovation, theory and practice, ideal and reality, and universality and particularity. The wisdom foundin Yulgok"s educational philosophy can be a good teaching. Yulgok"s Inseongron expands Sadanchiljeongron(四端七情論) and Inshirndoshirnron(人心道心論) as a foundation. When Yulgok looks at the Inseongron structure, he sees Bonyeoljiseong(本然之性) as Li and Giwlseong(氣質之性) as Li and Gi"s synthesis. Part four investigates Yulgok"s educational thoughts. Yulgok sees the ideal whole person as a kind of holy figure. He sees the goal of education as the arrival of a person at this holy figure status. Yulgok sees human nature basically as goodness that is in accord with the Way of Heaven but the presence of good and evil in a person is a result of how they use their Gi (氣). He believes that people can return to Heaven and become a holy figure if they cuttivate their gi through education. Looking at the educational aspect, Yulgok investigates Suyanggongbu(修養工夫). Yulgok"s educational theory sets forth the belief that people are good and that there is the possibility that people can behave humanely. While maintaining Confucianism"s principles as a foundation, his ideology is anactuality that pursues change in methodology. We can see that Yulgok"s philosophy is realistic and of important significance to modern Korean education.