우발성의 휴머니즘 - 손창섭의 소설을 대상으로

Abstract

The contingence does not intervene in any other causes, purpose, necessity or providence. Its concepts are ontological and metaphysical which are based on the existential coincidence. A novel of Son, Chang-sub's which has existential peculiarity could be understandable through the concept of this 'contingence' than any other concepts, and that is the conclusion of this study. The novels, which have a naturally metaphysical question, tend to have somewhat anti-moral aspect because the metaphysical question cannot be handled within the boundary of human ethic only. And also Son, Chang-sub's self-torture and self-disclosure wouldn't be restricted under the narrow meaning of moral law. Moreover if it is interpreted with existentialism which has influenced to Son, Chang-sub, the behavior of charter in his novel would rather prove the evidence of humanism. The humanism of Son, Chang-sub's generally extends the possibility of human relationship over the sympathy, the smallest unit of morality. This possibility closes to life's possibility. Because the extreme cynicism and nihilism are denied right here and the humanism blossom at this point. However the humanism of the Son, Chang-sub is unstable because it always faces to anxiety of the negation which away from accidental existence. The matter of coincidence and contingency which couldn't reflect to anthropocentrism or humanism is eventually unavoidable for the materialism as a logical conclusion. The humanism of Son, Chang-sub is the trivial episode within ontological limitation from the wide point of view. However it is obvious that the self-consciousness so called the origination of being endows the Son, Chang-sub's novel with the existential depth.