Yi Hwang (T'oegye)#Yi
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#Yi Hwang
Yi Hwang (T'oegye) · 1501–1570
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“The gentlest scholar in Korean history spent eight years politely arguing with a critic half his age about where feelings come from — conceding points, revising his claims, thanking his opponent — and produced one of the most rigorous anatomies of emotion ever written.”
The big idea, in the book's words:
“Your moral emotions — the flash of compassion, the burn of shame — are not just refined appetites. They are reality's own moral pattern stirring in you, and they deserve to be studied, honored, and trained.”
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