Yun Jeung or Yun Chǔng (1629–1714) was a

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scholar in

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during the late period of the

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. Yun Chung refused government office because he thought the Korean monarchy was corrupt, and spend his life teaching Sirhak ideas. He is known for the quote, "The king could exist without the people, but the people could not exist without the king." Yun held ideological debates with Song Siyŏl, known as the Hoeni Sibi ("The Right and Wrong Between Song and Yun"), over the matters of ritualism and politics. Yun may also considered an early

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, as he praised and honored female scholars of Confucianism, a position that was typically reserved for males.

Life

Yun was born in 1629 in Jungseonbang(貞善坊, modern day jongno). In 1642, he studied Neo confucianism with his father in a mountain.

Works

* Myeongjaeyugo (명재유고, 明齋遺顧) * Myeongjaeuiryemundap (명재의례문답, 明齋疑禮問答) * Myeongjaeyuseo (명재유서)

References

Bibliography

* Kang, Jae-eun; Lee, Suzanne (2006). ''The land of scholars: two thousand years of Korean Confucianism''. Homa & Sekey Books. . 1629 births 1714 deaths 17th-century Korean writers 18th-century Korean writers Joseon politicians Korean Confucianists Korean scholars 17th-century Korean philosophers Papyeong Yun clan {{Korea-politician-stub