신채호의 동양주의(東洋主義) 비평에 대한 연구

Abstract

This paper analyzed the criticism of Shin Chae-ho on the flow that sought to restore nationalsovereignty through the acceptance of the Eastern Peace Theory of the MagnificentMovement period. Shin Chae-ho called the modern subject of Joseon ‘Ah’. An importantfeature of Ah is that it is opposite to Biah. Like Ah, Biah is also a different historical subject. Ah and Biah, the other entities with unreductible magnetic properties, are both dynamicones that have stars and denaturations, while “here” meets in an age-based horizon to createmagnetic properties. Therefore, there can be no Biah or Biah without Ah, and they are interdependententities that cannot establish identity with each other without acknowledging the“difference” that they have different identities. Thus, when the maintained star is in harmonywith the periodic degeneration in the field where it meets Ah, it is possible to lead a knownself-reliance life and make self-reaction to the Biah possible. Orientalism, which reproduced European-centeredness, was a means for Japan to reorganizeregional order around its own country and justify its imperialistic aggression. ShinChae-ho criticized, “Although 誤國者, who advocated Orientalism for the first time inJoseon, we should identify it as the era of racial competition between the East and the Westand fight against the West as Easternism, this is the era of national competition.” In addition,he criticized that even flattering foreign countries for the purpose of taking advantage ofOrientalism and that Chaos-invincible people without independent counsel joined thegroup.Shin Chae-ho commented that mistaking Orientalism as the universal of the timesdoes not conform to the environment of the times, but is merely foolishness leading to failureand apocalypse by being buried in Japan’s uniformization strategy, resulting in over-deceptionand loss of harmony between the stars and the meteors. Shin’s criticism ofOrientalism goes beyond a dichotomous reason, and it is highly meaningful that Ah andBiah’s mutual respect and recognition of differences led to solidarity and peace.