述而不作의 解釋學

Abstract

Confucius said, "A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients," which is a diagnostic statement about the culture and is an important reference to the interpretation of the transmitting culture. This means to find the meaning of culture through the interpretation of the Ancient Culture. The inherited presence of human values in the culture which searches the meaning of origin of culture is nothing but the self-reflection of the time. While interpreting the culture symbol Confucius shows the understanding of human being in continuous rotation. Understanding of culture is to understand the symbolic meaning of culture in the written texts about culture. Confucius says that culture is handed down to the next generation through poetry, rite, and music. And through these cultural symbols human being internalizes the civilized concepts of rational values, moral values, and (a) esthetic appreciation. In this process Confucius also identifies the development of idealistic human characteristics which further develops into a philosophical concept of "human" moral character. According to Confucius, the cultural notions transmitted, develops into philosophical notion through phonetical analogy and semantical analogy. This point of view shows a philosophical consistency where the culture interpretations ultimately reach to the interpretation of human being. This means through ‘critical cultural hermeneutic’ it would be possible to show the features of ancient times enlightenment philosophy. Confucius philosophy gives an opportunity to develop philosophical thought for the following scholars which means that Confucius Philosophy means more than just Confucianism. To understand it completely we need to study and research deeply.