다산(茶山)의 『대학(大學)』에 대한 관점(觀點)과 해석(解釋) = Dasan`s Point of View on and Interpretation of Daehak

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While being banished to Gangjin, Dasan wrote 『Daehak Gongeui』from a comprehensive view on the national administration of those days. His works cover a wide range of areas including Confucianism and national administration, so in this context his book 『Daehak Gongeui』 also reveals a phase of his study of Confucian classics. Therefore, this study examines Dasan`s Confucianism in the light of a cause-effect relationship with his view on national administration: People who have to learn the way of the great learning are gukjaand juja, not the sons of the common people. This also is how he appreciated 『Daehak』. Therefore, from his view of Confucianism, the contents of the 『Daehak』should be construed to suggest the policies that gukja or juja need to consider for ruling a country and bringing peace to the earth. In this context, Dasan recognized that myeongdeok, which appears in the main text of the 『Daehak』, is obtained through the practice of hyojeja . He argued that myeongdeok cannot be constituted by the laws of nature other than moral principles such as filial piety, politeness to elders, and benevolence. Based on this argument, he concluded that just as a king enforces at Taehak the etiquette rules of respecting old people, serving seniors, and taking care of orphans, it is the way of ruling a country and bringing peace to the earth--and a way to success--to encourage his retainers and people to extend hyojeja to others. In conclusion, the motives from which Dasan presented his own interpretation of the 『Daehak』in his books would be that he made sure that filial piety, politeness to elders, and benevolence constitute the way for gukja and juja to rule a country and bring peace to the earth and that he tried to offer a theoretical rationale for practical application of the moral principles.