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The Path of Governing the People, 48 Letters Dasan Sent from Gangjin

Name: 목민의 길, 다산이 강진에서 보낸 48편지
Author: 학림

학림

MongminsimseoJeong Yak-yongDasanJoseon Practical LearningKorean Classics

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Eighteen years of exile. Beneath a reed-thatched roof in Gangjin, one man took up his brush. The Mongminsimseo (Manual for Governing the People), written by Jeong Yak-yong, stands as the pinnacle of practical learning in late Joseon and the most pragmatic Confucian text to teach how a public servant ought to live. This book unfolds anew, in contemporary language, the 48 letters Dasan left behind. What is integrity (廉)? How is the public good (公) upheld? And what, in practice, does it mean to love the people? The sentences written two hundred years ago in a place of exile offer a quiet guide to today's leaders, public officials, managers, and all who bear responsibility for a household. It guides the reader through three layers of reading: the original text, its interpretation, and its application to the present day.

1A Classic Born in Exile: How the Mongmin Simseo Came Into the World

Apr 18

2The First Step Makes the Path: Six Steps of Beginning as Taught by the Bujim Pyeon (赴任篇)

Apr 18

3To Govern the Home, First Govern Yourself: The Six Inner Landscapes of the Yugi Chapter (律己篇)

Apr 18

4Kneeling Before the Law: The Six Paths of Public Service Depicted in the Bongong Section (奉公篇)

Apr 18

5Love Is Not a Noun but a Verb: Six Acts of Care Taught by the Aeminpyeon (愛民篇)

Apr 18

6If You Cannot Govern the Clerks, You Cannot Govern the District: The Six Techniques for Moving People as Drawn by the Rites of Officials (吏典篇)

Apr 18