주 차 별 주 제 | 주 요 내 용 |
1주차 | Religious and Spiritual Dimension of Korean Confucianism | 1. Why do we need to know about religion and spirituality? 2. Confucian way of life. 3. The concept of “spirituality” in the Confucian tradition 4. Confucian Secularity as the Sacred 5. Confucian Humanism 6. Morality and Spirituality |
2주차 | The life and Thoughts of Yi Yulgok | 1. The Person 2. Thought 3. Confucianism and neo-Confucianism 4. Toegye and Yulgok on Zhu Xi 5. Yulgok’s Approach 6. Conclusion |
3주차 | Toegye Yi Hwang’s Neo-Confucian Philosophy of Mind and Moral Spirituality | 1. Introduction: Toegye’s Neo-Confucian Philosophy of Mind and Moral Spirituality 2: Toegye Yi Hwang’s Life and Philosophy 3: Neo-Confucian Lli-gi Metaphysics 4: The Four-Seven Debate 5: Philosophical Significance of the Four-Seven Debate 6: Spirituality in Toegye’s Philosophy 7: Conclusion : Toegye’s Philosophy of Mind and Morality |
4주차 | The Toegye School in Korean Neo-Confucianism : Mind, Morality, and Spirituality | 1. Introduction: Toegye School (退溪學派) 2: Summary of Toegye’s Philosophy 3. Yi Hyeon-Il’s Philosophy of li: Bungae and ligi Gakbal 4. Jeong Si-Han’s Defense of Toegye’s Philosophy 5. Yi Sang-Jeong’s Philosophy of li 6. Yi Ik’s Philosophy of Mind 7. Yi Jin-Sang’s li Philosophy 8: Common Characteristics of the Toegye School 9. Conclusion: Toegye School and li Philosophy |
5주차 | The Horak Debate on the Nature of Humans and Non-Humans | 1. Introduction 2. On Mibal 未發 and Ibal 已發 of the Mind-heart (sim心) 3. On Nature, Original Nature, Psycho-physical Nature, and Five Constant Virtues (五常) 4. On Self-Cultivation 5. Conclusion |
6주차 | Choe Hangi on Gi 氣, the Universe, Humans, and Human Mind | 1. Introduction 2. Choe Hangi’s Idea of Gi, the Universe, and Humans 3. Mind as Singi 神氣 4. Cultivation 5. Conclusion |
7주차 | The Religious Characteristics of Joseon-era Neo-Confucian Philosophies of Gi 1 - Hwadam | 1. Introduction 2. Religiousness in classical Confucianism 3. Some General Characteristics of Religious Experience in the neo-Confucian Philosophies of Vital Energy (Gi). 4. Religiousness in Two Korean Philosophies of Vital Energy (Gi) of The Joseon Era 5. Seo Gyeongdeok : Introduction 6. The Religious Dimensions of Seo Gyeongdeok’s Philosophy of Vital Energy (Gi) |
8주차 | The Religious Characteristics of Joseon-era Neo-Confucian Philosophies of Gi 2 - Damheon | 1. Introduction 2. The Religious Dimensions of Hong Daeyong’s Philosophy of Vital Energy (Gi) 3. Conclusion |
9주차 | Confucianism Confronts Western Philosophy and Religion | 1. Introduction 2. Was Neo-Confucianism a philosophy or a religion? 3. Differences in Fundamental Assumptions 4. What does Substance mean? 5. Ontological and Temporal Differences 6. Contrasting Philosophies of Education 7. Contrasting Natural Philosophies 8. Contrasting Visions of Earth and the Human Body 9. Moral Objections to Western Learning 10. Western Learning Believers in Joseon 11. Conclusion |
10주차 | Dasan Jeong Yakyong on Cultivating the Self to Lead Others | 1. Introduction 2. Dasan as a radical thinker 3. Dasan as a practical thinker 4. The Daxue and Dasan 5. The First Cardinal Principle (goal) of Self-Cultivation 6. The Second Cardinal Principle of Self-Cultivation 7. The Third Cardinal Principle of Self-Cultivation 8. Investigating Things and Cultivating a Moral Character 9. Cultivating an Unselfish Mental Orientation 10. Properly Orienting the Heart-mind 11. Cultivating a Moral Self 12. Self-Cultivation and Peace on Earth |