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U T'ak

U T'ak

Korean Confucian scholar (1262–1342)


U T'ak (Korean: 우탁; Hanja: 禹倬; 1262–1342), also known as Woo Tak, was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher during Korea’s Goryeo dynasty. He was also commonly known as Yŏkdong Sŏnsaeng (역동선생; 易東先生). His art names were Paekun and Tanam, his courtesy names were Ch'ŏnchang and T'akpo, and his posthumous name was Moonhee.[1] U T'ak helped spread Neo-Confucianism, which had come from the Yuan dynasty, in Korea.[2][3] He was a disciple of the Neo-Confucian scholar, An Hyang.[4]

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U T'ak belonged to the Danyang Woo clan. He was the 7th generation descendant of the Danyang Woo clan's founding ancestor, U Hyeon. U had two sons, U Won-gwang (우원광; 禹元光) and U Won-myeong (우원명; 禹元明).[5] U T'ak is considered as the ancestor of the Moonheegong branch (문희공파; 文僖公派) of the Danyang Woo clan.

U T'ak was a respected scholar and centuries after his death, a Joseon Confucian scholar, Yi Hwang, helped to establish the Yeokdong Seowon [ko] in honor of U T'ak in 1570.[3][6]

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References

  1. "우탁[禹倬,1262~1342]". Doopedia (in Korean).
  2. 최근덕. "우탁(禹倬)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. Service (KOCIS), Korean Culture and Information. "Andong: photos of history, heritage". Korea.net.
  4. Jin, Xi-de (1987). "The "Four-Seven Debate" and the School of Principle in Korea". Philosophy East and West. 37 (4): 347–360. doi:10.2307/1399027. ISSN 0031-8221. JSTOR 1399027.
  5. 丹陽禹氏文僖公派世譜(단양우씨문희공파세보).



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