주희(朱熹)의 『역학계몽(易學啓蒙)』은 조선의 상수역학을 이해하기 위한 핵심적 문헌이다. 이 논문은 조선의 『역학계몽』 관련 연구들 가운데, 퇴계학파의 『역학계몽』 이해를 살펴본 것이다. 이황(李滉)의 『계몽전의(啓蒙傳疑)』는 조선의 『역학계몽』 관련 저작 가운데 최초의 본격적 연구서라 할 수 있으며, 이 저작은 특히 후대 퇴계학파의 『역학계몽』 연구에 지대한 영향을 끼친다. 본고에서는 이황이 『계몽전의』를 저술한 문제의식이 무엇이며, 『계몽전의』에서 다룬 주요 쟁점이 무엇인지를 규명하고 그것이 후대 퇴계학파의 『역학계몽』 연구에서 어떻게 수용되고 있는지를 밝힌다. 그리하여 퇴계학파 『역학계몽』 이해의 종합적 특징을 드러내는 것을 목표로 한다. 『역학계몽』에 대한 완벽한 이해를 도모하였던 이황의 태도는 후세의 연구자들에게도 일관된 모습으로 드러나며, 주석들 간의 불일치를 해소하고자 하는 연구방식 역시 동일하다. 그러나 그들의 연구는 『계몽전의』를 묵수하거나 옹호하는데 있지 않으며, 『계몽전의』를 통하여 해결되지 않은 문제들을 다시 쟁점화하고, 그에 대한 조선의 선배학자들의 견해를 검토하며 자신의 견해를 제시한다. 이렇게 『계몽전의』를 중심으로 연구사의 축적을 통해 『역학계몽』이해의 완전성을 추구해가는 모습은 다른 학파와 구별되는 퇴계학파 『역학계몽』 연구의 특징이라 할 것이다. 『계몽전의』에 나타난 태극논의는 이황이 상수학(象數學)을 통하여서도 리(理)의 필연성과 주재력을 확보하고자 하였음을 보여주며, 이는 『계몽전의』가 상수학 저술이지만 그 안에 이학적(理學的) 관심이 내재하였음을 의미한다. 다만 후대 퇴계학파의 『역학계몽』 연구에서는 이학적 관심이 뚜렷한 경우와, 이학적 관심과는 별도로 도수적(度數的) 연구에 치중한 경우로 나뉨을 볼 수 있다. 후자의 경우 19세기 저작들에서 뚜렷이 드러나며 이는 퇴계학파 안에 내재하던 하나의 흐름이 19세기에 이르러 결실을 맺은 것으로 생각된다.

Zhu Xi’s Yi Xue Qi Meng(『易學啓蒙』) is the core text in understanding the Image-Number(象數) Theory of Chosun Dynasty. Among the literature on Yi Xue Qi Meng during Chosun period, this article focuses on the work of the school of Toegye (退溪). Yi Hwang’s Qi Meng Zhuan Yi (『啓蒙傳疑』) is known as the first full-scale research work of Yi Xue Qi Meng written in Chosun period. It also had tremendous influence upon the subsequent research of Yi Xue Qi Meng in Chosun. This article has three aims: it (i) examines Yi Hwang’s motivation of writing Qi Meng Zhuan Yi, (ii) spells out the main issues appearing in Qi Meng Zhuan Yi, and (iii) investigates how it affects the subsequent study of Yi Xue Qi Meng performed by the followers of Toegye. As a result, this article will reveal principal characteristics of Yi Xue Qi Meng research performed by the school of Toegye. Just as Yi Hwang, his followers sought perfect understanding of Yi Xue Qi Meng while resolving the inconsistencies among the annotations of the text. In doing so, they did not merely keep to Qi Meng Zhuan Yi. Rather, they raised questions on the unresolved issues in the text, examined the predecessors’ views on them, and developed their own solutions. Their work is distinct in that they pursued the perfection in understanding Yi Xue Qi Meng by means of accumulating research on Qi Meng Zhuan Yi. The discussion of Tai-Ji (太極) in Qi Meng Zhuan Yi reveals that Yi Hwang intended to establish the necessity and predominance of Li (理) even in his theory of Image and Number (象數學), which suggests that Qi Meng Zhuan Yi embraces the subjects of Neo-Confucianism, though it is primarily a work of image-number theory. Later the analyses of Yi Xue Qi Meng diverged among the followers of Toegye: some took an interest in the theory of Li while others concentrated on the study of nature. In particular, the theoretical traits of the latter are conspicuous in their work in the 19th century, which suggests that one stream of Toegye School bore fruit in the 19th century.

Zhu Xi’s Yi Xue Qi Meng(『易學啓蒙』) is the core text in understanding the Image-Number(象數) Theory of Chosun Dynasty. Among the literature on Yi Xue Qi Meng during Chosun period, this article focuses on the work of the school of Toegye (退溪). Yi Hwang’s Qi Meng Zhuan Yi (『啓蒙傳疑』) is known as the first full-scale research work of Yi Xue Qi Meng written in Chosun period. It also had tremendous influence upon the subsequent research of Yi Xue Qi Meng in Chosun. This article has three aims: it (i) examines Yi Hwang’s motivation of writing Qi Meng Zhuan Yi, (ii) spells out the main issues appearing in Qi Meng Zhuan Yi, and (iii) investigates how it affects the subsequent study of Yi Xue Qi Meng performed by the followers of Toegye. As a result, this article will reveal principal characteristics of Yi Xue Qi Meng research performed by the school of Toegye. Just as Yi Hwang, his followers sought perfect understanding of Yi Xue Qi Meng while resolving the inconsistencies among the annotations of the text. In doing so, they did not merely keep to Qi Meng Zhuan Yi. Rather, they raised questions on the unresolved issues in the text, examined the predecessors’ views on them, and developed their own solutions. Their work is distinct in that they pursued the perfection in understanding Yi Xue Qi Meng by means of accumulating research on Qi Meng Zhuan Yi. The discussion of Tai-Ji (太極) in Qi Meng Zhuan Yi reveals that Yi Hwang intended to establish the necessity and predominance of Li (理) even in his theory of Image and Number (象數學), which suggests that Qi Meng Zhuan Yi embraces the subjects of Neo-Confucianism, though it is primarily a work of image-number theory. Later the analyses of Yi Xue Qi Meng diverged among the followers of Toegye: some took an interest in the theory of Li while others concentrated on the study of nature. In particular, the theoretical traits of the latter are conspicuous in their work in the 19th century, which suggests that one stream of Toegye School bore fruit in the 19th century.

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Yi Xue Qi Meng, Qi Meng Zhuan Yi, the Image-Number Theory, the Shcool of Toegye, Chosun period