Seo Gyeong-deok
Seo Gyeong-deok (18 March 1489 – 13 August 1546[1]) was a Korean Neo-Confucianist philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. His philosophy studied materialism and phenomenology based on ancient taoist philosophy theories absorbed by neoconfucianism, like Yin and Yang and Ki.[2]
| Seo Gyeong-deok | |
| Hangul | 서경덕 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Gyeongdeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 화담 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hwadam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwadam |
Family
- Father - Seo Ho-beon (서호번, 徐好蕃)
- Grandfather - Seo Sun-gyeong (서순경, 徐順卿)
- Great-Grandfather - Seo Deuk-bu (서득부, 徐得富)
- Grandfather - Seo Sun-gyeong (서순경, 徐順卿)
- Mother - Lady Han of the Boan Han clan (보안 한씨, 保安 韓氏)
- Sibling(s)
- Younger brother - Seo Sung-deok (서숭덕, 徐崇德)
- Wives and their issue
- Lady Yi of the Taein Yi clan (태안 이씨, 泰安 李氏); daughter Yi Gye-jong (이계종; ? - 7 January 1561)
- Son - Seo Eung-ga (서응가, 徐應暇)
- Son - Seo Eung-gi (서응기, 徐應麒)
- Grandson - Seo Woo-shin (서우신, 徐佑申)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seo of the Dangseong Seo clan (당성 서씨)
- Grandson-in-law - Im Ryeon (임련, 任鍊)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seo of the Dangseong Seo clan (당성 서씨)
- Grandson-in-law - Yi Eung-jo (이응조, 李應祚)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seo of the Dangseong Seo clan (당성 서씨)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seo of the Dangseong Seo clan (당성 서씨)
- Daughter - Lady Seo of the Dangseong Seo clan (당성 서씨)
- Son-in-law - Yu Gyeong-dam (유경담, 柳景湛)
- Grandson - Yu Ik (유익, 柳益)
- Granddaughter - Lady Yu (유씨)
- Grandson-in-law - Yun Bok (윤복, 尹福)
- Granddaughter - Lady Yu (유씨)
- Grandson-in-law - Kang Ho-seon (강호선, 康好善)
- Son-in-law - Yu Gyeong-dam (유경담, 柳景湛)
- Unnamed concubine
- Son - Seo Eung-bong (서응봉, 徐應鳳)
- Grandson - Seo Chun-hak (서춘학, 徐春鶴)
- Grandson - Seo Woon-hak (서운학, 徐雲鶴)
- Son - Seo Eung-gu (서응구, 徐應龜)
- Son - Seo Eung-bong (서응봉, 徐應鳳)
- Lady Yi of the Taein Yi clan (태안 이씨, 泰安 李氏); daughter Yi Gye-jong (이계종; ? - 7 January 1561)
Works
Seo was a great scholar of the day. He counted among his students the famed gisaeng Hwang Jini, for whom he wrote this sijo:
마음이 어린 후이니 하는 일이 다 어리다 |
My heart is young |
Other works:
Disciples
- Hwang Jin-yi - Korean poet and artist
- Heo Gyun - Korean novelist, philosopher, and politician
- Yi Ji-ham (이지함) - Korean astrologer, diviner, and politician
- Heo Nanseolheon - Korean poet
- Han Baek-gyeom (한백겸) - Geographer and philosopher
- Park Sun (박순) - Philosopher and politician
References
- In Lunar Calendar, Seo was born on 17 February 1489 and died on 7 July 1546
- "화담 서경덕(徐敬德)의 기(氣) 철학". Bravo Life!. April 3, 2014.
- David Bannon, “Sijo Poetry of Korean Kisaeng,” Hangul Herald, Fall 2008: 10-13. Excerpted and used with permission.
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