This Open Access book presents the Confucian teaching of the heart-mind, good and evil, and self-cultivation by focusing on three eminent Korean thinkers from the 16th to the 18th centuries: Yi Toegye, Yi Yulgok, and Jeong Hagok. By comparing their theories and methods of self-cultivation in relation to Western ethical frameworks, the book explores the possibility of applying them to contemporary society. Edward Chung articulates the diversity and depth of Korean Confucian perspectives, highlighting the distinctive significance of each thinker's interpretations. He also integrates comparative and contemporary reflections in a hermeneutical, interphilosophical, and interreligious context.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Introduces and compares the theories of mind and cultivation of three Korean thinkers Connects Korean Confucian thought with contemporary debates in comparative philosophy and religion Explores Korea's Confucian contributions East Asian ethics and spirituality of mind cultivation

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Edward Y. J. Chung is Asian Studies Coordinator, Professor of Religious Studies, and the Founding Director of the new international Centre for Korean Studies, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada.

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Ch 1: Introduction: Toegye, Yulgok, and Hagok: Three Main Streams of Korean Confucian Thought and Scholarship.- Part 1: Yi Toegye.- Ch 2: Toegye on Emotions, Four-Seven Issues, and Self-Cultivation.- Ch 3: Toegye on Heart-Mind, Self-Reflection, Gyeong, and Mind Cultivation.- Ch 4: Toegye's Moral Spirituality of Good and Evil and Self-Cultivation.- Part 2: Yi Yulgok.- Ch 5: Yi Yulgok on Emotions, Four-Seven Issues, and Self-Cultivation.- Ch 6: Yulgok on Heart-Mind (Sim/Xin) and Mind Cultivation.- Ch 7: Yulgok on Good and Evil, Gijil (), and Practical Ethics.- Part 3: Jeong Hagok.- Ch 8: Hagok on Emotions, Four-Seven Issues, and Self-Cultivation.- Ch 9: Hagok on Heart-Mind, Yangji, and Mind Cultivation (Simhak).- Ch 10: Hagok's Ethics of Good and Evil and Moral Practice.- Ch 11: Conclusion: Korean Distinctiveness, Comparative Reflections, and Contemporary Relevance.