Seo Gyeong-deok

Seo Gyeong-deok
Hangul
서경덕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Gyeongdeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Kyŏngdŏk
Art name
Hangul
화담
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwadam
McCune–ReischauerHwadam

Seo Gyeong-deok (Korean서경덕; Hanja徐敬德; 18 March 1489 – 13 August 1546[1]) was a Korean Neo-Confucianist philosopher during the Joseon period. His philosophy studied materialism and phenomenology based on ancient taoist philosophy theories absorbed by neoconfucianism, like Yin and Yang and Ki.[2]

  1. ^ In Lunar Calendar, Seo was born on 17 February 1489 and died on 7 July 1546
  2. ^ "화담 서경덕(徐敬德)의 기(氣) 철학". Bravo Life!. April 3, 2014.