Yi Hwang

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Yi Hwang was a prominent 16th-century Korean Confucian scholar and philosopher whose writings and teachings profoundly shaped the development of Neo-Confucian thought in Korea.

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instanceOf Korean Confucian scholar
Neo-Confucian philosopher
person
philosopher
birthDate 1501-11-25
century 16th century
commemoratedBy Toegye studies institutes in Korea
countryOfCitizenship Joseon NERFINISHED
courtesyName Gyeongho NERFINISHED
courtesyNameHangul 경호 NERFINISHED
courtesyNameHanja 景浩 NERFINISHED
deathDate 1570-01-08
employer Joseon government NERFINISHED
era Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Confucian studies
ethics
philosophy
hangulName 이황 NERFINISHED
hanjaName 李滉 NERFINISHED
influenced Joseon intellectual history
Korean Neo-Confucian scholars NERFINISHED
influencedBy Confucius NERFINISHED
Mencius NERFINISHED
Zhu Xi NERFINISHED
knownFor Toegye school of Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
development of Neo-Confucian thought in Korea
languageOfWork Classical Chinese
Korean
legacy his thought became foundational for later Korean Neo-Confucianism
regarded as one of the greatest Korean Confucian scholars
mainInterest ethics
human nature
metaphysics
self-cultivation
movement Korean Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
name Yi Hwang NERFINISHED
nationality Korean
notableWork Commentaries on Zhu Xi NERFINISHED
Letters and essays on self-cultivation NERFINISHED
Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning NERFINISHED
occupation educator
government official
philosopher
scholar
penName Toegye NERFINISHED
penNameHangul 퇴계 NERFINISHED
penNameHanja 退溪 NERFINISHED
philosophicalSchool Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth On'gye-ri, Andong, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Tosansŏwŏn area, Andong, Joseon NERFINISHED
positionHeld civil official of Joseon dynasty
religion Confucianism

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Neo-Confucianism majorFigure Yi Hwang