≪論語⋅學而≫ 11章 해석에 관한 小考 ‒ ‘其’자를 중심으로 ‒

Abstract

The Analects of Confucius is a classic widely circulated throughout the ages, and one of the most controversial works in interpretation. Because all the chapters of each chapter do not form the same vein. However, as a whole, though Confucius did not record it directly, at least the parts he talked about should be explained before and after, in accordance with the thoughts and words of Confucius. This paper will try to explain the contentious sentences in the text without any reference to Zhu Xi's explanation. Since ancient times, there have been many controversial papers in the explanatory notes, so it is impossible to list them one by one by one. However, even though there is controversy in Chapter 11, there is no research paper in Korea. Therefore, this paper is going to examine the contentious section of Chapter 11 of Learning and Learning. The original text reads: "The son is the father, the father is not the father, the father is not the father, the father has not changed his ways for three years, so it is called filial piety." The focus of the debate is on the character "其" which appears twice in Chapter 11. The word "其"is roughly divided into two interpretations. Many scholars, beginning with Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty, regard it as a son, and regard Chapter 11 as the "Confucius' Observation Law". Others think that the word '字' means 'father'. Based on the opinions of these scholars, the author concludes that "it" should be interpreted as "father". If it's interpreted as a son, there's no grammatical problem, but it's not natural to connect with the following sentence "three years" in the alphabet. When interpreting his father as a father, he said, "The filial piety of the husband, the desire to be good to follow others, is a good account of people's affairs."This chapter is also connected with each other. The chapter's theme of filial piety or filial piety is also clearly reflected.