Seongho Yi Ik: The New Compilation of the Four Beginnings and Seven Emotions (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Seongho Yi Ik: The New Compilation of the Four Beginnings and Seven Emotions is the first complete English translation of Sachil sinpyeon, a seminal work by the eighteenth-century Korean philosopher Seongho Yi Ik (1681DS1763). This influential text offers a rich reinterpretation of the longstanding Four-Seven DebateDLthe philosophical discourse on the relationship between moral emotions (the Four Beginnings) and personal emotions (the SevenEmotions). Comprising a preface, sixteen main essays, and six supplementary essays, Seongho's New Compilation presents clear definitions, compelling arguments, conceptual innovations, vivid analogies, and original diagrams thatilluminate the intricacies of Confucian moral psychology. This work offers enduring insights into the nature of human emotions and practical guidance for moral cultivation. In addition to a carefully annotated translation, this volume includes a comprehensive introduction and interpretive essay that clarify his typology of emotions and his reimagining of core Confucian concepts. Designed to support both specialist and general readers, it fills a crucial gap in English-language scholarship onKorean Confucianism and serves as an ideal gateway to Seongho's broader philosophical thought. With its interdisciplinary significance, this work will appeal to scholars of East Asian philosophy, moralpsychology, virtue ethics, and comparative philosophy. Anyone interested in the ethics of emotion and the cultivation of moral character will find in this volume a powerful account of emotional lifeDLone that resonates across cultures and centuries with the moral challenges we continue to face today. This is the first complete English translation of Sachil sinpyeon, a seminal work by the Korean philosopher Seongho Yi Ik (1681DS1763). It offers a rich reinterpretation of the longstanding Four-Seven Debate, the discourse on the relationship between moral emotions (the Four Beginnings) and personal emotions (the Seven Emotions). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…