동서양 문명 교류에서 본 ‘공감’

Abstract

People are paying attention to ‘empathy’ in dissatisfaction with human reason, which has been noted in postmodernism. In this paper, in response to this, we will try to contribute to properly establish the value of empathy in the present age by pursuing meaning of empathy from the beginning. Especially, by grasping the origins of empathy in the Perspective of East-West Cultural Exchange, I try to trace the origins and origins of empathy and analyze and interpret what kind of forms are developed in East and West. Especially, unlike conventional research, by examining the process of East-West civilization exchange, the process of development in the East, and the process of change in the modern world I tried to see how empathy departs from Confucius thought and is drawing attention as an important element in modern society. For this reason, in Chapter 2, we examined the spiritual culture that influenced Europe and the civilization exchanges between the East and the West through empathy as seen from the exchange. Through this, it was possible to trace Confucius’s thought as an influence on Enlightenment thought, and it was necessary to look at it as a source of sympathy. In chapter 3, based on what Confucius’ s empathic theory is from his book (恕), focusing on the empathy in the East, we have noticed a change in Mencius and Sogang-jeol and emphasized Reviewing Method of Old and New(溫故知新).In the last chapter 4, through empathy from a modern perspective, we examine the meaning of empathy in contemporary society and the contemporary origins of empathy, etc, and and confirmed that empathy has been studied variously by scholars regardless of the East and the West. In the future, based on the cultural advantages and features of the East and the West, expanding the meaning of empathy, actively interpreting the value and meaning of sympathy from biased towards the West situation to the situation of the Orient and developing it are needed. In particular, based on the development of the Orient and the changed perspective of the Orient in the West, it will be possible to establish a basis for a clear approach to the problems of modern society by properly establishing and using the values of empathy in the modern society, especially in the Asian society.