敬思想是在朱子學中議論最多的話題, 在退溪學也不例外. 尤其, 敬思想在政治運作中的作用, 是在傳統儒家思想中的核心問題, 在退溪學中雖然談論政治問題的文字少見, 但他晩年呈上宣祖的以敬爲主的≪聖學十圖≫與政治運作爲話題的≪茂辰六條疏≫兩部著述, 却引起學術界的關注. 雖然時已過數百年, 對體制已變的當今社會來說, 仍然有重要意義.李退溪的一生中多半時間盡力于學問硏究, 雖然在政界有過“七進七退”的經曆,但畢竟“以退爲義理”退出政壇. 然在其≪告君陳誡≫中, 按年代別有關政事記載,而且其內容與≪茂辰六條疏≫的內容與≪太極圖說≫內容息息相關, 更要注意的是, 其中有前兩部著述中尙未披露的有關≪論語≫中的“從周”、“從先進”以及“各因其才”等與政事有關的重要內容. 因此, 他的敬思想與政事的關系可以從此著手, 又從中可以發現≪通書≫與≪禮記≫的≪樂記≫對禮樂的解釋異同. 這一切在過去的硏究中較忽視或沒有提及, 而緊緊地圍繞著前兩部著述來探討, 因此只是在籠統的理論或盤旋于表面現象, 未有步入深遠處去探究, 這明顯與他的敬思想與政事關系硏究帶來困惑. 李退溪在≪茂辰六條疏≫中也提及到, 各種制度必須遵照道德理論來制定, 若從退溪的意指, 必須先解明道德理論敬的特征, 以此爲鑒, 步步推進敬與政事的貫通處, 那마卽本稿要達到的目的.本稿主要分四大部分來進行考察. 其一, 先談論退溪成長、參政的背景, 之後提起問題；其二, 討論敬思想特征；其三, 敬思想在實際政事中援用；最後, 據上述得出結論.

The thought of respect is the most argued topic in the school of Zhuxi, and the school of Toegye is on the same.Especially, the thought of respect is applied in the politic operating, which is the key problem in the thoughts of traditional Confucianism. Although the text on the problem of politics isn’t too much in the school of Toegye, in his late years, Ten Diagrams of Sage-Learning which is focused on the respect and presented to the Emperor Seonjo, and Mao Shu-chen Six which is focused on the politic operating, had drawn attentions of scholars. Although hundreds years has passed, it’s still have important meanings in today society which has changed thoroughly. The most time of Lee Toegye had devoted to the study of Confucianism, Although he had the career of “Seven Into Seven Back”, he hold the thought of “Making Retrieve as Principle” and taken back from politics. In the letter Gao Jun Chen Jie, politic affairs had beed recorded by the years, and its contents was tightly connected with Mao Shu-chen Six and Taiji Diagram. And the most should pay attentions is the thoughts of Follow Zhou, Follow the Advanced, and Follow the Special Talents which are in The Analects. infered from here