The time period in which Yeon Cheon Hong Seok-Joo was exercising his scholarly activity has seen the heavy inflow of Kho Jeung Science. This paper analysed how Yeon Cheon perceived the thoughts coming from overseas; and how he responded to it; and wha...
The time period in which Yeon Cheon Hong Seok-Joo was exercising his scholarly activity has seen the heavy inflow of Kho Jeung Science. This paper analysed how Yeon Cheon perceived the thoughts coming from overseas; and how he responded to it; and what implications Yeon Cheon`s academic style represented and the limits of it involved in it. Yeon Cheon learned Kho Jeung Science through reading books, and the discipline of Jeong Cho was a base for it. Yeon Cheon maintained his critical perspective on Kho Jeung Science(考證學). He criticized science style, practicability, and attitude involved in doing science that consist of Kho Jeung Science. The critique of Kho Jeung Science by Yeon Cheon was for securing Seongri Science. In this reason Yeon Cheon criticized Kho Jeung Science while marking the science style and practicability of Seong Ri Science. Yeon Cheon thought that the beginning of Kho Jeung came from Yang Myoung Science(陽明學); and therefore corrected the problems found in Yang Myoung Science. This is consistent with Dong Rim School(東林學派) and Dong Seong School(桐城派) of China. This kind of orientation was also found in other scholars; therefore it can be said a common trend in the late period of Cho-Sun. However, the fact that the critique of Kho Jeong by Yeong Cheon was made in an assumption of Seong Ri being better discipline suggests a limitation itself. Also Yeon Cheon accepted Kho Jeung Science partly but at the same time he ignored it in order to advocate Seong-Ri Science. It can be also said his limitation in his academic style.