Lee yoo-tae (1607-1684) was a leading scholar and political figure of Yulgok school in the late 17th century, who presented the counterplan of KyungJang while participating in national politics during the reign of HyoJong and HyenJong. Lee Yoo-tae's p...
Lee yoo-tae (1607-1684) was a leading scholar and political figure of Yulgok school in the late 17th century, who presented the counterplan of KyungJang while participating in national politics during the reign of HyoJong and HyenJong. Lee Yoo-tae's political and economic theory was an expression of the thought of Neo-Confucian Government that the people should create a political, economic and social environment so that they can live in a good society with no resentment. Lee Yu-tae saw that the fundamental purpose of politics was to make the people live as good people. His political and economic goals were, first, to realize the spirit of Ultimate governance in that era. Second, it emphasized the actual effect·resulting effect that the people actually enjoyed the benefits of Politics of the good king. Lee emphasized the politics in which kings and officials value the suitability of the times and practical effects so that people can enjoy the practical benefits of Politics of the good king. His political and economic theories put priority on policies that make the people comfortable and better off than on rich and strong military countries. He sought to operate a rural village based on a warm heart, equal educational opportunities and talent recruitment, the tax-free revolution of the privileged and the prohibition of privatization of state-owned property, strengthen its defense capabilities through voluntary participation of the people. He sought to strengthen national defense by operating a rural village based on a warm heart, equal educational opportunities and employment of talented people, tax-free innovation for the privileged, prohibition of privatization of state-owned property, and voluntary participation of the people. He opposed the sense of aristocratic privilege and proposed a reform of the education and military system that values individual abilities over social status.