English edition of Confucian philosopher Yi Ik's work published by Oxford University Press
A research team at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy has published a complete English translation of “Sachil Sinpyeon,” a philosophical work by Yi Ik, a prominent Confucian philosopher of the late Joseon period who went by the pen name Seongho. The University said Wednesday that the first English edition, “Seongho Yi Ik: The New Compilation of the Four…
The English translation of "Sachil Sinpyeon," a significant philosophical work by the late Joseon period Confucian scholar Yi Ik, has been released by Oxford University Press. Published earlier this month, the first English edition of the book is titled "Seongho Yi Ik: The New Compilation of the Four Beginnings and Seven Emotions."
The translation was undertaken by a research team at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy, which includes professors Back Young-sun, Park So-jeong, and researcher Ha Na. Professor Back, who directs the Sungkyun Institute for Confucian Studies and East Asian Philosophy, served as the project's director.
Professor Park, a Korean philosophy expert and director of the Institute of Korean Philosophy and Culture, also played a key role. The English translation is the result of a three-year academic project, "The Academic Translation of Korean Texts," funded by the Ministry of Education and the Academy of Korean Studies.
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