Abstract

Hagok’s study in Hagok Miscellany is about explaining Mencius Theory in Mencius. His study is different from Chu Hsi’s thoery on the book of Mencius in terms of psychological approach. Mencius Theory divided into Mencius Theory Sang and Mencius Theory Ha. Mencius Theory Sang consists of ‘Hoyonzangdo’, ‘Hoyonzangsang Analysis1’, ‘Hoyonzangzong Analysis2’, ‘Hoyonzangha Analysis’. Mecius Theory Ha consists of ‘Hoyonzangzong Analysis’, ‘Hoyonzang Analysis3’, ‘Hoyonzang analysis4’ ‘Hoyonzang Analysis5’ ‘Hoyonzang Comprehensive Analysis’ ‘Sadanzang Analysis’, ‘Sadanzang Comprehensive analysis’, ‘Saengjiwesengzang Analysis’, ‘Gaozi Comprehensive Analysis’, ‘Cheonhajiwensengzang Analysis’, ‘Jibdeasengzang Analysis’, ‘Jonggo Wonyu Hoyong Hohua Analysis’, ‘Various Chapter Comprehensive Analysis’, ‘Mencius Theory’, Etc,. Gaozi Comprehensive Analysis is composed of 9 chapters. First of all, this introduces Gaozi’s insist, secondly Menzi’s opinion, and finally Hagok. Gaozi Comprehensive Analysis shows detailed information on Gaozi’s insist in Chapter 7 of Mencius theory. Total contents are from Gaozi’s Human nature theory. Cheonhajiwensengzang Analysis is the most difficult part in Mencius theory. In this analysis, Hagok criticized Zhuzi’s analysis and followed Mengzi’s interpretation on the issue. Various Chapter comprehensive Analysis explains several things, but the key word on the analysis is ‘The Mind’. Therefore this is included in same category with Mecius theory. Mencius theory is from whole ‘Mencius’ and total contens is focused on ‘The Mind’. In spite of Mencius theory is located in the end of ‘Mencius’, It is more understandable that readers read the theory at first. In this respect, Hagok rarely refers to Wang yangming’s ‘zhi liang zhi’ in terms of ‘Mencius Theory’, ‘Gaozi Comprehensive Analysis’, ‘cheonhajiwensengzang Analysis’, ‘Various Chapter comprehensive analysis’. As a result, Hagok is categorized as the first ‘Yangming School’ in Joseon dynasty. However I want to look at him as the first Joseon’s Mencius Scholar. In the meantime, Hagok is is the successor of Mengzi and also the first legitimacy confucian in Joseon dynasty.