Modern scholars agree on that philosophy which Chu Hsi settled after his age of 40 is fundamentally new Confucianism. Nevertheless, once examined whether it is truly difterent from early Confucianism, we are bound to realise there are some points that...
Modern scholars agree on that philosophy which Chu Hsi settled after his age of 40 is fundamentally new Confucianism. Nevertheless, once examined whether it is truly difterent from early Confucianism, we are bound to realise there are some points that were much to be desired or not yet decided in Neo-Confucianism. Even though Chu Hsi`s creative theory on weifa(未發) is one of the decisive factors to divide Neo-Confucianism from other parties of Confucianism, it also has possibility to be not perfect or not yet decided. It is supported with the fact that able Neo-Confucianists raised two interpretations on the theory on weifa of Neo-Confucianism. This thesis argues on moral philosophical foundation of two interpretations that Woiam Yi Gan and Namdang Han Wonjin suggested and disputed on weifa theroy of Neo-Confucianism. In contrast to former weifa` theory was in a field of metaphysics, Chu Hsi`s weifa theory is in a field of physics. This means that weifa that functions as a stronghold of moral actions descended from metaphysics to physics. An arguing point is that physics is in a field of qi(氣) and qi has good and evil. If we admit that a thing not genuine goodness and having good and evil is a the great foundation, moral philosophy will be in a great trouble. A different weifa theory of Woiam and Namdang come substantially from their alternatives for this issue. Researches on the weifa theory of Woiam and Namdang have focused on their assertions and data. This is the time to explain that `how two different weifa theories were originated?` or `what are the philosophical grounds of two weifa theories?` This thesis is the one of those attempts. As long as I concerned, Namdang tried to secure truly goodness in the weifa only based on li(理) not relying on qi, on the other hand Woiam tried to secure truly goodness of weifa of the great ground from the purity of natural qi. Based on these, Woiam and Namdang` settlement of weifa theroy arised from Pure Moralism, try to establish a fundamentally pure field of moral, and Pan-Moralism, admits that a basis of `distinction` or `difference` is on qi and not approve that `distinction` or `difference` on li.