동북아 시민사회 정립을 위한 주자학적 公論 탐색 - 하버마스의 ‘공공영역’에서 접근 -

Abstract

In this study, the neo-confucian public opinion was approached from the viewpoint of the Habermas’ public sphere in order to inquire into the model of Northeast Asian civil society. Haberma took the view that the public sphere proceeded from the West in about the 17th century, but on the other hand its clue can be observed in Neo-Confucianism. The nobility rejected the publicness of feudal absolutism in Northeast Asian traditional society, and brought forward a public opinion that deserved to make citizens follow voluntarily. Neo-Confucian communication makes much of procedurality such as autonomy, equality and a communicative organization, but the nobility was of opinion that the public opinion could not be legitimized only by the procedurality of communication, hence they represented that communication should be based on the morality to consider and respect others. The Neo-Confucian public sphere has developed along with the acceptance of personal tectonic plate (Qi) and general good (Li). Neo- Confucian general good aims to fuse various individuals. Accordingly, publicness is feasible only on the premise of individuals, and publicness is viewed as the values that should be realized by such individuals. Thus in the Neo-Confucian public sphere, interpersonal assimilation is not enforced and different opinions are respected.