Succeeding the Mandate of Heaven: Political Authority and Legitimacy in Early Joseon Korea
Philosophy & Social Criticism: An International, Interdisciplinary Journal
Published online on December 18, 2025
Abstract
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One of the most puzzling problems in Confucianism is how to justify hereditary kingship in Confucian terms. This paper investigates this puzzle—the succession of the Mandate of Heaven—by focusing on Byeon Gyeryang (1369–1430), a Korean Neo-Confucian ...
One of the most puzzling problems in Confucianism is how to justify hereditary kingship in Confucian terms. This paper investigates this puzzle—the succession of the Mandate of Heaven—by focusing on Byeon Gyeryang (1369–1430), a Korean Neo-Confucian ...