성리학 공부론의 수직·수평 구조: 활연관통(豁然貫通)과 추기급인(推己及人)을 중심으로 = The Vertical and Horizontal Structure of Neo-Confucian Cultivation: Focusing on Huoran Guantong (豁然貫通) and Tui Ji Ji Ren (推己及人)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article reinterprets Neo-Confucian self-cultivation through the two key concepts of Huoran Guantong (sudden and penetrating comprehension) and Tui Ji Ji Ren (extending oneself to others), and proposes a vertical–horizontal structural model of cultivation. Previous studies have tended to understand Neo-Confucian cultivation either as an inward moral discipline or as a form of social and ethical practice, resulting in a fragmented account of its overall operation. In response, this article interprets Huoran Guantong as a vertical structure of cultivation in which a penetrating cognition of Li (principle) is established, while Tui Ji Ji Ren is understood as a horizontal structure through which this cognition expands into relationships and social life. On this basis, the article argues that Neo-Confucian self-cultivation is not a self-enclosed inner process but a dual structure in which the penetrating cognition of Li and relational practice are inseparably integrated. This structural reinterpretation provides a theoretical foundation for reestablishing Neo-Confucian cultivation as an integrated ethical framework that transcends the dichotomy between inner morality and social ethics.