Great Synthesis of Wang Yangming Neo-Confucianism in Korea

The Great Synthesis of Wang Yangming Neo-Confucianism in Korea, a pioneering study of Ch-ng Chedu (Hagok, 1649–1736) and Korean Yangming Neo-Confucianism, includes an annotated translation of the Chon-n, Hagok’s most important work on self-cultivation, and a comprehensive introduction to his life, scholarship, and thought.

Edward Y. J. Chungis Asian studies director and professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Contents Preface Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Citation Style Note on the Chonon and Selecting Its Sections for Translation Abbreviations Notes to Preface, Note on Translation, Translation, and Citation Style, and Note on the Chonon and Selecting Its Sections for Translation Translator's Introduction I. Chong Hagok's Life and Scholarship II. The Chonon and the Heart of Hagok's Thought Notes to the Introduction Translation: The Chonon (Testament) Part I: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 285-297 Part II: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 298-309 Part III: Hagok chonjip, vol. 1, pp. 310-319 Notes to the Translation Glossary of Key Terms, Names, and Titles Cited Bibliography