Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk
| Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk | |
| Hangul | 서경덕 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 徐敬德 |
| RR | Seo Gyeongdeok |
| MR | Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 화담 |
| Hanja | 花潭 |
| RR | Hwadam |
| MR | Hwadam |
Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk (Korean: 서경덕; Hanja: 徐敬德; March 18, 1489 – August 13, 1546[a]) was a Korean Neo-Confucianist philosopher during the Joseon period. His philosophy studied materialism and phenomenology based on ancient Taoist philosophy theories absorbed by neo-Confucianism, like Yin and Yang and Ki.[1]
Works
Sŏ was a great scholar of the day. He counted among his students the famed gisaeng Hwang Jini, for whom he wrote this sijo:
마음이 어린 후이니 하는 일이 다 어리다 |
My heart is young |
Other works:
- Hwadam chip (화담집; 花潭集) - collection of his writings
- Wŏn iki (원이기; 原理氣) - About origin of Qi
- Igi sŏl (이기설; 理氣說) - about processing of Qi
- T'aehŏ sŏl (태허설; 太虛說) - About Mu of Qi
- Kwisin sasaengnon (귀신사생론; 鬼神死生論) - about spirit of soul and life and death.
Disciples
- Hwang Jini - Korean poet and artist
- Hŏ Kyun - Korean novelist, philosopher, and politician
- Yi Ji-ham (이지함) - Korean astrologer, diviner, and politician
- Heo Nanseolheon - Korean poet
- Han Paekkyŏm (한백겸) - Geographer and philosopher
- Pak Sun (박순) - Philosopher and politician
Family
- Father - Sŏ Hobŏn (서호번; 徐好蕃)
- Mother - Lady Han of the Boan Han clan (보안 한씨; 保安 韓氏)
- Sibling(s)
- Younger brother - Sŏ Sungdŏk (서숭덕; 徐崇德)
- Wives and their issue
- Lady Yi of the Taein Yi clan (태안 이씨; 泰安 李氏); daughter Yi Kyejong (이계종; ? – January 7, 1561)
- Son - Sŏ Ŭngga (서응가; 徐應暇)
- Son - Sŏ Ŭnggi (서응기; 徐應麒)
- Daughter - Lady Sŏ of the Dangseong Sŏ clan (당성 서씨)
- Unnamed concubine
- Son - Sŏ Ŭngbong (서응봉; 徐應鳳)
- Son - Sŏ Ŭnggu (서응구; 徐應龜)
- Lady Yi of the Taein Yi clan (태안 이씨; 泰安 李氏); daughter Yi Kyejong (이계종; ? – January 7, 1561)
Notes
- ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), Sŏ was born on February 17, 1489 and died on July 7, 1546
References
- ^ "화담 서경덕(徐敬德)의 기(氣) 철학". Bravo Life!. April 3, 2014.
- ^ David Bannon, “Sijo Poetry of Korean Kisaeng,” Hangul Herald, Fall 2008: 10-13. Excerpted and used with permission.