A Korean Confucian's advice on how to be moral : Tasan Chŏng Yagyong's reading of the Zhongyong /  translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Don Baker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tasan Chŏng Yagyong (1762–1836) is one of the most creative thinkers Korea has ever produced, one of the country’s first Christians, and a leading scholar in Confucian philosophy. Born in a staunchly Neo-Confucian society, in his early twenties he encountered writings by Catholic missionaries in China and was fascinated. However, when he later learned that the Catholic Church condemned the Confucian practice of placing a spirit tablet on a family altar to honor past generations, he left the small Catholic community he had helped found and ostensibly returned to the Neo-Confucian fold. Nevertheless, the Christian ideas he studied in his youth influenced his thinking for the rest of his life, stimulating him to look at Neo-Confucianism with a critical eye and suggest new solutions to problems Confucian scholars had been addressing for centuries. A Korean Confucian’s Advice on How to Be Moral is an annotated translation of Tasan’s commentaries on the Confucian classic Zhongyong (usually translated as The Doctrine of the Mean) in which he applies both Confucianism and Christianity to the question of how to best develop a moral character.

Written as a dialogue with King Chŏngjo, (r. 1776–1800) these texts reveal how Tasan interpreted his Confucian tradition, particularly its understanding of how human beings could cultivate morality, while the king’s questions illustrate the mainstream Neo-Confucianism Tasan was reacting against. Tasan challenged the non-theistic standard, insisting that living a moral life is not easy and that we need to be motivated to exert the effort necessary to overcome our selfish tendencies. He had abandoned his faith by the time he wrote these commentaries but, influenced by Catholic works and determined to find a more effective way to live a moral life than non-theistic Neo-Confucianism provided, Tasan constructed a Confucian philosophy of moral improvement centered on belief in God. This translation, helpfully annotated for context and analysis, is an exploration of early Korean engagement with the West and a powerful guide to all those interested in Confucianism, Christianity, and morality.

"처음 으로 활자화 한 신 조선사 본 新朝鮮社 本 '여유당 전서' 154권 76책 을 저본 으로 하여, 교감 하고 표점 을 붙이는 한편 ... '여유당 전서 보유' (전 5권, 1975) 에 수록 된 자료들 을 선별 하고 교감, 표점 작업 을 거친 것이 3책 으로 보완 되어 모두 37책"--발간사"--발간사 (volume 1, page 3).

1. 詩集 -- 2-4. 文集 1-3 -- 5. 雜纂集 -- 6. 大學公議 -- 大學講義 -- 小學枝言 -- 心經密驗 -- 中庸自箴 -- 中庸講義補 -- 7. 孟子要義 -- 8-9. 論語古今注 1-2 -- 10. 詩經講義 -- 11-12. 尙書古訓 1-2 -- 13. 梅氏書平 -- 14. 春秋考徵 -- 15-16. 周易四箋 1-2 -- 17. 易學緖言 -- 18-20. 喪禮四箋 1-3 -- 21. 喪禮外編 -- 22. 喪儀節要 -- 祭禮考定 -- 嘉禮酌儀 -- 禮疑問答 -- 風水集議 -- 23. 樂書孤存 -- 24-26. 經世遺表 1-3 -- 27-29. 牧民心書 1-3 -- 30-31. 欽欽新書 1-2 -- 32. 我邦疆域考 -- 33. 大東水經 -- 34. 麻科會通 -- 35-37. 與猶堂全書補遺 1-3

1. 시집 -- 2-4. 문집, I-III -- 5. 잡찬집: 문헌 비고 간오; 아언 각비; 이담 속찬; 소학 주관 -- 6. 대학 공의; 대학 강의; 소학 지언; 심경 밀험; 중용 자잠; 중용 강의보 -- 7. 맹자 요의 -- 8-9. 논어 고금주, I-II -- 10. 시경 강의 -- 11-12. 상서 고훈, I-II -- 13. 매 씨 서평 -- 14. 춘추 고징 -- 15-16. 주역 사전, I-II -- 17. 역학 서언 -- 18-20. 상례 사전, I-III -- 21. 상례 외 편 -- 22. 상의 절요; 제례 고정; 가례 작의; 예의 문답; 풍수 집의 -- 23. 악서 고존 -- 24-26. 경세 유표, I-III -- 27-29. 목민 심서, I-III -- 30-31. 흠흠 신서, I-II -- 32. 아방강 역고 -- 33. 대동 수경 -- 34. 마과 회통 -- 35-37. 여유당 전서 보유, I-III.

1. Sijip -- 2-4. Munjip, I-III -- 5. Chapch'anjip: Munhŏn pigo kano; Aŏn kakpi; Idam sokch'an; Sohak chugwan -- 6. Taehak kongŭi; Taehak kangŭi; Sohak chiŏn; Simgyŏng mirhŏm; Chungyong chajam; Chungyong kangŭibo -- 7. Maengja yoŭi -- 8-9. Nonŏ kogŭmju, I-II -- 10. Sigyŏng kangŭi -- 11-12. Sangsŏ kohun, I-II -- 13. Mae Ssi sŏp'yŏng -- 14. Ch'unch'u kojing -- 15-16. Chuyŏk sajŏn, I-II -- 17. Yŏkhak sŏŏn -- 18-20. Sangnye sajŏn, I-III -- 21. Sangnye oe p'yŏn -- 22. Sangŭi chŏryo; Cherye kojŏng; Karye chagŭi; Yeŭi mundap; P'ungsu chibŭi -- 23. Aksŏ kojon -- 24-26. Kyŏngse yup'yo, I-III -- 27-29. Mongmin simsŏ, I-III -- 30-31. Hŭmhŭm sinsŏ, I-II -- 32. Abanggang yŏkko -- 33. Taedong sugyŏng -- 34. Magwa hoet'ong -- 35-37. Yŏyudang chŏnsŏ poyu, I-III.

Gift of the Tasan Cultural Foundation 다산 학술 문화 재단 - 茶山學術文化財團.

목차 내용 표제
《여유당전서》 미수록) 다산 간찰집

저작자 간찰(簡札)로 본 다산(茶山)의 일상 -《여유당전서》미수록(未收錄) 간찰을 중심으로 = 5
1.《다산여황상서간첩(茶山與黃裳書簡帖)》 = 23
2.《매옥서궤(梅屋書匭)》 = 83
3.《다산간찰첩(茶山簡札帖)》 = 113
4.《은봉집간(隱峯集柬)》 = 129
5. 유배 이전 간찰 = 135
6. 유배기 간찰 = 151
7. 해배 이후 간찰 = 203
[부록] 색인 = 286

Gift of the Tasan Cultural Foundation 다산 학술 문화 재단 - 茶山學術文化財團 (July 26, 2018)