Confucian Culture during the Chosun Dynasty
• Original title : 조선시대 유교 문화
• Price : 14,000KRW
• Product Dimensions :
A4:210×297mm, 382pages
• Publication Date : 1999-02-28
• ISBN : 978-89-7196-393-7, 978-89-7196-393-7(세트)
Book Information & Summary
Written by Choi Bong-young
With emphasis on the elite scholars who dominated the Chosun Dynasty, this book analyzes the nature of Confucian culture during the dynasty. BY INVESTIGATING THE WORLD VIEW AND VALUES MANIFESTED IN THE LIVES OF THE SCHOLARS, THE AUTHOR REVEALS HOW THE CHOSUN CULTURE IS BASED ON THE CONFUCIAN VIEW OF FAMILY. This family culture is not limited to the family but is applied as a basic principle to the structure of the academy and the state. Based on this observation, the author also explains life during the period in two different perspectives. The first is to look at the structure of life based on blood ties. The structural principle of family can be both understood as a behavioral principle for the individual and as a way of explaining the cosmos. The second is to look at the process of life. While the ideal world is to be consisted of pure goodness and righteousness, the reality is a mixed web of good and bad. The Confucian view of family explains this dichotomy in familial terms of righteousness and emotional grief.
With emphasis on the elite scholars who dominated the Chosun Dynasty, this book analyzes the nature of Confucian culture during the dynasty. BY INVESTIGATING THE WORLD VIEW AND VALUES MANIFESTED IN THE LIVES OF THE SCHOLARS, THE AUTHOR REVEALS HOW THE CHOSUN CULTURE IS BASED ON THE CONFUCIAN VIEW OF FAMILY. This family culture is not limited to the family but is applied as a basic principle to the structure of the academy and the state. Based on this observation, the author also explains life during the period in two different perspectives. The first is to look at the structure of life based on blood ties. The structural principle of family can be both understood as a behavioral principle for the individual and as a way of explaining the cosmos. The second is to look at the process of life. While the ideal world is to be consisted of pure goodness and righteousness, the reality is a mixed web of good and bad. The Confucian view of family explains this dichotomy in familial terms of righteousness and emotional grief.