| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 數學系 === 98 === The Korean Silhak 實學 (practical learning) scholar Choe Han-gi崔漢綺(1803-1877) is a special scholar among all Silhak scholars near the end of Choson Kingdom朝鮮王朝 (1392-1896).
This paper aims to introduce and analyze his works in the whole life, such as the Ki Study 氣學, one of his most important writings, and to reveal his thoughts about “ki” 氣. I also do research on his two other books about ki, which are his early creations in 1836. One is the Shin Gitong神氣通, and the other is the Chuchuknok推測錄.
As for Choe’s mathematical thought, I choose to analyze his mathematical text Seupsanjinfa習算津筏. This is the only one text among his manybooks that is related to mathematics. In this paper, I argue that his mathematical thought is developed from the aspect of his philosophical thought. All the texts mentioned in my dissertation are in the Collected Works of Myongnamnu明南樓全集, which were joined together and published in 1971.
Moreover, I also introduce Choe’s scientific thought through his related creations. Tracing his scientific thought, I find that it is deeply influenced by Western science and technology. During the Ming dynasty in China, the Jesuits had brought both Christianity and Western science to China. Through the Chinese translations of scientific works and interpretations of Christianity, the knowledge was spread into Choson Korea in a short time. I also try to show how Choe Han-gi transformed the knowledge into his own and used it to create his new theory of ki.
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