THEORY OF FEMALE SAGEHOOD OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: FOCUSING ON THE THEORETICAL CHALLENGE OF A FEMALE NEO-CONFUCIANIST OF THE CHOSŎN DYNASTY

• Authors: Kang Jiyeon
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Im Yunjitang provides the philosophical foundation for relieving the existing tension between the social suppression of women and Confucian philosophical tradition. In Neo-Confucianism, differences in gender relationships are among the most fundamentally and ontologically constitutive of a human being. As a result, the rituals taught to and demanded of women are different from those demanded of men. Despite the difference in ethical requirements arising from gender differences, Yunjitang was able to realize her virtue by imagining a set of social and ethical practices. Confronted with this gender-based differentiation, Yunjitang’s theory of sameness should be recognized as an important step toward a more adequate theory of sagehood.

Keywords

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IM YUNJITANG; NEO-CONFUCIANISM; FEMALE SAGEHOOD; SAGEHOOD; SELF-CULTIVATION

• Publisher: Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Asian and African Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 65 – 88

Contributors

author

Kang Jiyeon

• Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic