Kinga Inoue

A Confucian scholar of the mid-Edo period. A member of the Eclectic school. His given name was Tachigen, his pen name was Junkei, and his nickname was Bunpei. Kinga also used the pen names Kohan'o and Ryuto Kanjin. He studied under Miyagawa Yoho of the Jinsai school and Inoue Randai (1705-1761), a member of the Hayashi school who was well versed in ancient commentaries. He eventually criticized the Sorai school that was popular at the time and advocated eclecticism, bringing a breath of fresh air to the world of Confucianism. His theory was that the path of learning is self-study, and he was not bound by existing schools of thought, but instead adopted an eclectic mix of commentaries from the Han and Tang dynasties of China and the ethical theories of the Song and Ming dynasties to establish his family's view. His family occupation was as a doctor in Kasama Domain, Hitachi Province (Ibaraki Prefecture), but he left his government service to become a private citizen, and trained many excellent disciples, including Kameda Hosai and Yamamoto Hokuzan. His works include "Kyogi Ogon," "Kyogi Sechu," "Kyousei Roku," "Igaku Bengi," "Shiben," "Yogakusoku," and "Sho Yoko."

[Yasuki Kinugasa April 18, 2016]

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江戸中期の儒学者。折衷(せっちゅう)学派。名は立元、字(あざな)は純卿(じゅんけい)、通称は文平。金峨はその号で、考槃翁(こうはんおう)、柳塘閑人(りゅうとうかんじん)とも号した。仁斎(じんさい)学派の宮川熊峯(みやがわようほう)、林家門で古注にも通じた井上蘭台(いのうえらんだい)（1705―1761）に学んだ。やがて当時流行の徂徠(そらい)学を批判して折衷学を唱え、儒学界に新風をおこした。その学説は、学問の道は自得にあるとして、既成の学派にとらわれず、中国漢唐(かんとう)の注疏(ちゅうそ)（古注）と宋明(そうみん)の倫理学説とを取捨折衷して、一家の見(けん)をたてるものであった。家職は、常陸(ひたち)国（茨城県）笠間(かさま)藩医であったが、仕官を辞して民間にあって、亀田鵬斎(かめだほうさい)、山本北山らの多くの優れた門人を育てた。『経義緒言』『経義折衷』『匡正録(きょうせいろく)』『易学弁疑』『師弁』『読学則』『焦余稿』などの著作がある。

［衣笠安喜　2016年4月18日］

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