From the standpoint of view of "Silhak"(實學) all the systems of government after "Three ancient dynasties"(三代) including the "principle" of royal ancestor(祖宗之法) was regarded as degenerate and as expressive of egotistic avarice of the ruller. So Silhak found their ideal model of government system not in the neo-Confusianistic government system but in the rule of ancient sage kings and proposed an alternative system of government to realize it.
Silhak tried to read Confucian Classics in a radical way stressing positive aspect of human mentality, which is through of a interpretation of good originality establishing a new concept of man through the denial of conservative one. Also finally Silhak reached the conclusion that history would progress. Their progressionism was inferred from the insight that technology in all the field of human society would progress according to increased complexity of human society through continual intercommunications. Silhak is explained to hold a strong conviction that historical progression is determinate.
We cannot conclude that their theory of national reform was practically applicable in their time, but their theory was historically significant because it invented the alternative system of government guaranteed by objective and distinct standard for its actualization. Their theory on nation and a government is accepted as more advanced one than before.
한림대학교 태동고전연구소 [THE TAEDONG CENTER FOR EASTERN CLASSICS]
설립연도
1963
분야
인문학>한국어와문학
소개
연구소는 한국 및 동양의 전통문화를 계승 발전시키기 위하여 한문연수를 통한 연구인력 양성과 연구사업수행을 목적으로 한다. 연구소는 위 목적을 달성하기 위하여 교육사업으로 한문연수과정을 개설하여 연구인력을 양성하고 고전문헌의 조사연구정리 학술지간행 고전번역출판 학술발표회개최 국내외연구기관과의 교류사업을 추진한다.