At the end of the 19th century, Kiho畿湖 school notably started to differentiate into sub-schools. After mid-nineteenth century, the specification of Kiho school was accelerated and each sub-schools not only inherited the neo-confucian tradition, bu...
At the end of the 19th century, Kiho畿湖 school notably started to differentiate into sub-schools. After mid-nineteenth century, the specification of Kiho school was accelerated and each sub-schools not only inherited the neo-confucian tradition, but also concretely differentiated their viewpoints on neo-confucianism . Furthermore, the difference frequently induced disputes which were raised by other sub-school members. The dispute in Eopil猥筆 which intensively reveals Ki, Jung-jin奇正鎭`s view on neo-confucianism in Rigiron 理氣論 standpoint, was also raised questions by Yeonjae sub-school scholars initially, and the dispute was spreaded to the whole Kiho school. It was a initial dispute that the sub-schools started to differentiated and this difference was risen to the surface by this dispute after 19th century. Moreover, it had considerably shaped the topography of the Kiho school of 20th century that the confrontations and solidarities among sub-schools on this dispute. Accordingly, the dispute on Ki Jung-Jin`s neo-confucianism, which was one of the main disputes in the 20th century, will be examined in terms of changes and developments of the dispute and main disputing points. By examining the origin and development of dispute, the aspect of expansion of subjects in the dispute will be revealed and the composition of the sub-schools in Kiho school will be confirmed as a result. Moreover, the viewpoint differences in the dispute among main scholars, for example Ki Jung-jin, and sub-schools will be identified. In addition, because the dispute was started and developed as basically Ki Jung-jin`s Igiron was recognized as a criticism on Yul Kok`s Rigiron, the difference in inheritance of Yul Kok`s doctrine among sub-schools in Kiho school can be revealed. As a result, this article will contribute to identify the differentiated aspect of inheritance of Yul Kok`s doctrine among the sub-schools of Kiho school.