조선 후기 기술 도입론과 서유구의 대전법(代田法) 재해석

This study examines the late Joseon scholar Seo Yu-gu(徐有榘, 1764-1845)'s attempt to reinterpret the Chinese dry-field farming system, the Daejeon method. Since the 17th century, the method has been recognized as a representative Chinese farming method that should be adopted by Joseon. Scholars, especially those of the Chinese Learning School[北學派], considered the method to be the ideal farming method of ancient saints and set it as the standard for Joseon farming. The local elites, on the other hand, emphasized the method, but they also espoused geographical small Sinocentrism, arguing that Joseon's geography and winds were similar to those of China, and that Joseon's practice was the Daejeon method of the ancient saints. While sympathetic to the Chinese Learning School's agenda, Seo Yu-gu emphasized the urgency of technology adoption, and reinterpreted his own version of the method through a combination of literature study and technical and ecological considerations in the field. Seo's attempt to reconstruct an idealized Chinese farming method based on the practicality of agriculture shows a different way of perceiving Sinocentrism than the Chinese Learning School's viewpoint of totally adopting material culture of Qing.