중국 춘추시기를 중심으로 본 신(信)관념-제주지역 공유재 연구를 위한 담론-

Abstract

We can find obvious alteration in the notion about 'the trust(信)' from the spring-autumn period to the age of warring states. However, definite research on question about 'How this alteration was formed and constructing what kind of influence, and had the notion of trust already been out of focus by people at least?' has not been proceeded yet. In great tumult of spring-autumn period and confronting different situation and phase each other, so the notion of 'trust' was brought to the unavoidable situation for the distortion, therefore people began to lament for the fallen ethics. In this article, the writer tried to research about how the ethos of the spring-autumn period to the age of warring states was altering through analyzing alteration of the age that brought the change of notion of 'trust' under the political situation of the spring-autumn period to the age of warring states and observe occurred effects result from that. Although 'Propriety(禮)' and 'Music(樂)' were collapsed and status of emperor of Zhou(周) was lost at the spring-autumn period to the age of warring states, the age was to maintain the order of the world by depending vow and signing of a treaty with the overlord. So, where can we find the reason? Just the notion of 'trust' became the basis that could restrain each other and it make politics of spring-autumn period, laying stress on the 'trust' of people at that time from spring up and development of the Covenant politics. From reaching the age of warring states, however, because the ethos of that time became more trickier and grotesque, taking victory by trick and power was perceived as the best effective way. To making advantageous situation, each state repeated deceiving and breaking believe each others. In this situation, so, no more 'trust' could be discussed. We can see the vow was almost collapsed, and Qin(秦) could unify a whole country because each states which form the east-to-west confederacy of six states did not believe result from distrust of each others with being based on 'Profit(利)'.