맹자(孟子) 대인관(大人觀)의 도덕교육적 함의

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to derive the integrated meaning of moral utopia and political utopia in principle through Meng Zi's discussion of the great leader, and to describe implications related to current moral education through this discussion. Meng Zi’s view of the great leader shows the process of integration and synthesis between the moral practice and political practice of intellectuals. The great leader must not only fulfill the political and social obligations of actively exercising his or her capabilities as an expert in his or her field and as a bureaucrat or administrator, but must also possess a high degree of morality befitting his or her social status. Confucianism has presented a model of character or personality education by structuring educational goals, contents, and specific educational methods through discussions about morally ideal persons. Meng Zi’s view of the great leader has positive implications in relation to moral education, such as maintaining moral purity, cultivating moral spirit, and implementing moral discipline and practice. Educational efforts to critically inherit the essential aspects of moral education and communicate and respond well to current moral education are part of the expectation that it will be able to exert a positive influence even in the changed educational reality.