도가(道家)철학의 관점에서 본 인격완성

Abstract

The current study explored what character building means when viewed from the perspective of Taoist philosophy and what methodology is required for it. For this, we analyzed texts of Taoist containing their phyletic views on the origin of man. We not only confirmed that man is originated from the processes of morality→virtue→form, but also that man is composed of three elements called morality, form, and mind, namely, inherent morality, body and spirit. Further, we briefly examined how moments of denial required for building character are made in relation to our bodies, and intensively investigated it in relation to our minds. At this time, the focused concept is the very mind of integrity, subjective mind which has been built in the context of specific life and environments. Finally, we investigated that building character mentioned in Taoist philosophy means return to the original status which was given from morality when man was born. And for this, we discussed that one should not follow the way for studies which are one general learning methodology of making a model of other people, systems, or literature transmitted historically, and need to go on the way for morality which is a road of emptying. Therefore, we examined the methods of emptying, Xinzhai, Zhuanyi, and Juowang. As a result, we confirmed that building character Taoist say means coming back to the original 'myself' endowed by morality getting out of the status of 'me' built in the historic and experiential context.