부산대학교 도서관

The present study explored the thoughts and ideas found in the Four Books series written by Zhu Xi to illustrate the process in Classification of Scholars which Zhu Xi familiarized himself with the assertions made by northern Song dynasty Confucian scholars. This study found that to Zhu Xi, any doctrines outside of the Confucian doctrines were “strange doctrines.” In addition, he advocated the notion that a deceived person who uses biased words becomes a fallen person, a fallen person who uses nonsense words becomes a extravagant person, a extravagant person who uses evil words becomes a dumb person, and a dumb person who uses escaped words becomes a hidden person. As a result, the strange doctrines come to be the perverse speakings. Zhu Xi’s classification of scholars was based on Mencius’s criticism against Yang Zhu and Mozi and incorporated viewpoints presented by numerous scholars from different dynasties, leading to the concept of “strange doctrines.” Zhu Xi’s classification of scholars was made by comparing the different schools of thoughts horizontally and identifying the development of the different schools longitudinally. Consequently, this classification of scholars was organized to classify sages with similar dispositions.