絜矩之道와 공정한 주체의 조건 - 朱子와 茶山을 중심으로 -

Abstract

‘Fairness’, this concept is a improtant agenda in Neo-Confucianism. This paper, first, analyses Zhu Xi’ idea about Xieju(絜矩) and then compares it with Dasan’s thought. Further it tries to find out two kind of thoughts about fairness in the east. According to this paper, Zhu Xi interpreted Xieju into two kind of significances, first is ‘Measure others and treat them as fair as a square’, second is ‘Measure others by the square of my own mind’ This paper illuminates Zhu Xi’s idea about fairness by focusing on the latter, and elucidates its philosophical meaning. Zhu Xi regarded establishing of universal moral subject as precondition of performing Xieju, so stressed on becoming fair subject in the first place. His Opinion, however, seems to reduce the value of Xieju to the second. Dasan criticised Zhu Xi and re-interpreted Xieju as relation-centered ethics. It was more important for Dasan to understand the character of humanity relation and catch one’s moral duty than establishing of universal moral subject. According to him, one can become fair moral subject at the time when he/she return the requests of others to the self and to reflect one’s own moral duty. In a word, Dasan thought that fairness did not preexist but was immanent in human relation on the contrary