서경덕의 자연철학

• 영문명: Natural Philosophy of Seo, Kyoung-Deok
• 발행기관: 국제고려학회 서울지회
• 저자명: 박권수(Park, Kwon-soo)
• 간행물 정보: 『국제고려학회 서울지회 논문집』제9호, 199~231쪽, 전체 33쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.06.30

영문 초록

Generally speaking, the Confucian scholars of Joseon did not pay much attention to natural science. Their main interests lied on the ethical establishment in human society and the enhancement of morality. However, some Confucianists studied specialized fields, such as astronomy, calender, harmonics and arithmetics. In this paper, the researcher is to introduce the whole aspects of the natural philosophy of Kyoung-Deok Seo, and evaluate its historical meaning and role, by analyzing Seo's writings and poetry which have not been noticed so far. Seo considers that everything is composed of Chi (spiritual energy). According to Seo, the seemingly empty room is not empty at all, but filled with unseen Chi. In other words, the empty place is not a "nothing at all." Thus, there cannot be any place without Chi from the very first. Seo defines the empty space as a dynamic place which is full of Chi, where everything is born and gone. In addition to Chi-ilwonlon, a theory regarding Chi as the root of everything, another main branch of Seo's natural philosophy is Sangsuhak. Seo considers that universal change can be understood completely regardless of time or space through Sangsuhak. This ultimately means the attempt to account for the natural changes in numerological dimension. The natural philosophy of Seo, consisting with the above mentioned Chi-ilwonlon and Sangsuhak, is believed to play a crucial role in making Joseon Confucianists believe in the "possibility of reasonable explanation to the nature."

목차

1. 서론: 서경덕의 자연철학 관련 저술들

2. 자연에 대한 궁리와 사색으로 보낸 서경덕의 일생

3. 哲學詩들을 통해 살펴본 서경덕의 자연철학

4. 서경덕의 氣哲學的 논설들

5. 서경덕의 象數學的 논설들

6. 서경덕 자연철학의 시대적 의미

7. 서경덕 자연철학의 영향

키워드

서경덕 자연 철학 기 Kyoung-Deok Seo Natural Philosophy Chi(spiritual energy) 氣