Kidaishou - Kidaishou

…His scholarship emphasized respect and was based on thorough introspection. From this perspective, he developed Zhu Xi's theory of Li and Qi, clearly stated the dynamic nature of Li itself, and asserted the mutual development of Li and Qi in the "four elements and seven emotions." He had a long-running debate with Ki Daeseong over the relationship between the four elements and Li and Qi, which was later inherited and became one of the central themes in the Confucian world of the Yi Dynasty. As a humble scholar, he was respected by successive kings and scholars across party lines, and is considered to be the pinnacle of Korean Confucianism along with his contemporary Yi Yulgok. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…彼の学問は敬を重視し，徹底した内省を出発点とするもので，この立場から朱熹（しゆき）(子)の理気論を発展させ，理自体の動静(運動性)を明言し，〈四端七情〉について理気の互発を主張した。この四端七情と理気との関係をめぐり，奇大升と長年の論争を行ったが，これはのちに継承されて，李朝儒学界の中心課題の一つとなった。彼は謙虚な大学者として歴代の王や学者から党派を超えて尊敬を受け，同時代の李栗谷（りりつこく）とともに朝鮮儒学の最高峰とされる。…

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