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What About Yi I Yulgok ?

A Wise-man

Greatest Philosophers

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What About Yi I Yulgok ?

A Wise-man

Greatest Philosophers

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What About Yi I Yulgok ?

A Wise-man

Greatest Philosophers

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Existence Era

Gojeoson

BC.2333 - 108 BC

Baekje (18 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.)Goguryeo (37 B.C. ~ 668 A.D.)

Silla (57 B.C. ~ 668 A.D.

Unified Silla

668AD -935AD

Goryeo

918AD-1392AD

Joseon

1392-1910

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Existence Era

Joseon:(1392-1910)

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Background

Shin Saimdang was a Korean artist, calligraphist, noted poet,

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Background

He was originally known as Yi I Yi I Yulgok was his pen name (derived from the village of

his retirement)

He was born in 26-Dec 1536 in the city of Gangneung

Heisone of two pillars, along with Yi T'oegye, of theKorean neo-Confucian tradition

He was an active statesman and educator as well asscholar.

He did not only compiled the theories of previousConfucian scholars of China and Korea but, moreimportantly, developed his own interpretations of them.

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GangneungGangwon-do province

.go back

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Background

He was originally known as Yi I Yi I Yulgok was his pen name (derived from the village of

his retirement)

He was born in 26-Dec 1536 in the city of Gangneung

He could read Chinese script at just three yearsold(prodigy)

It is claimed that he composed an essay at the age ofseven and managed to complete his study of the

Confucian classics He passed the Civil Service literary exam at the very

young age of thirteen

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Buddhism

At an age of 16 he lost hismother, it is mentioned this

brought a personal crisis in hislife,

Hence 3 years later he joinedBuddhism

This orientation in Buddhism issaid to be the influencing factor

behind his Neo-Confucianismpursuit

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His rise!!!!!!!!!

At twenty-nine he passed the higher Civil Service exam gaining fullmarks, and then began his government service

He was given the name of Lord First Candidate of the NineExaminations due to his excellence

His evident brilliancy and quick study life of the time led to his

meteoric rise in the bureaucracy. He was put in charge of various offices in both metropolitan and

provincial government.

In 1568 Yulgok was sent to China on an ambassadorial mission.

His official posts included appointments as minister of military affairs,

minister of public works, and minister of personnel, in which post hedied at the age of forty-nine.

One of his most notable contribution was his tutorial services hegave to King Snjo (r. 15671608)

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Philosophies

He got famous with his non-dualistic approach He employed this approach toward interpreting the

relationship between iand ki, or 'principle' and'material force.

Yulgok was neither a dualist nor a monist, he rejectedthe division between 'principle' and 'material force' onan ontological level

He made a clear distinction between these two

concepts on a phenomenological level. Confucianism + Daoism + Buddhism =Neo-

Confucianism

Yulgok is viewed as the opposite of T'oegye

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Accreditations

Yulgok is credited with having established the Kiho("material force") school in Korea

Questions and Answers at East Lake

Memorial in Ten Thousand Words

self-cultivation, and application to governmentadministration

The Essentials of the Studies of the Sages

The Secret of Expelling IgnoranceSystematic guide of

learning Daily Records of Lectures before the ThroneRecord of

political events and happenings

193 works in 276 publications in 6 languages and 2,236

library holdings

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Name Referencing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w1F_gImXcg

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Conclusion

Yi I was a wise man full of vision & a prodigy He was claimed as the opposite of T'oegye whose

focus was only in philosophical concepts and nothingelse

But Yi I was also concerned about implementation ingovernmental level

One other quality was his publications whichamounts to thousands

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Thanks for your attention!!

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