The Four-Seven Debate
Have you ever wondered whether or not the emotions you feel in everyday life are moral?
Joseon intellectuals debated whether our everyday feelings, such as joy and sorrow, could be faithfully transformed into moral emotions, like benevolence and righteousness, that is to say, they asked whether the pure and ideal moral emotions are innate, unlike the whims of our everyday feelings. This is the Four-Seven debate, which is the best-known polemic in Korean philosophy.
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