감성철학으로서 양명학에 대한 일고찰 - 이탁오 사상을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The modern society is at a time of the conversion from the age of informatization in which importance is attached to logical and rational thinking abilities gradually to a new age in which importance is attached to emotional and sensory abilities. However, in the emotion-oriented society, the importance of reason is still valid, and it would be important to make a harmonious and balanced progress between reason and emotion. Thus, this study would discuss the ideas of Li Zhuowu (1527-1602), a left-wing figure of Yangmingxue, who was active at the end of the Ming period of China with the code of emotion, regarding the East Asian traditional philosophy, Yangmingxue, or narrowly, the ideas of the left wing of Yangmingxue as a philosophy of emotion. In addition, through this process of discussion, it could be found that the phase of development of Neo-Confucianist ideas around during the 16th and 17th century, including Li Zhuowu’s thoughts, faced a situation of turning into a completely new history of ideology. It was a series of emotion centered ideological movement, represented by the left wing of Yangmingxue, at the end of the Ming period, and its main characteristics were the processes of criticism, reflection, and dissolution of the rational thought of Zhuzixue, and to a thought of emotionalism affirming desires, based on Yangmingxue, newly. Natural desires and emotions of humans that cannot control with a rational thought began to wriggle in earnest in about 500 years. After the birth of Chengzhuxus. Li Zhuowu, the main subject of discussion in this study came to awaken human desires and emotions newly like figures on the left wing of Yangmingxue in the society ruled by reason of Chengzhuxue and brought the remnants of desires, branded negatively in the history of Confucianism. Especially, starting with the discovery of an object or privateness as a desiring subject, he emphasized active affirmation of emotional insult. In addition, as a driving force that causes the awakening of the object, he brought a young child’s mind, that is, the pure innocence of childhood to the forefront of his own philosophy.society ruled by reason of Chengzhuxue and brought the remnants of desires, branded negatively in the history of Confucianism. Especially, starting with the discovery of an object or privateness as a desiring subject, he emphasized active affirmation of emotional insult. In addition, as a driving force that causes the awakening of the object, he brought a young child’s mind, that is, the pure innocence of childhood to the forefront of his own philosophy.