생태학 관점에서 본 노자철학의 개념과 논리

Abstract

Laozi’s philosophy provides a meaningful answer, especially to modern environmental pollution problems. Not only can Laozi’s reasons be interpreted from an ecological point of view, but it can also establish Laozi’s philosophy as an ecological philosophy. Such grounds can be first stated from the metaphor of Laozi’s philosophy. Laozi’s philosophy consists of numerous metaphors. But metaphors are all related to ecological meaning. Laozi’s philosophy is therefore ecological philosophy from a modern point of view. Laozi’s concept of Dao道 also has ecological significance. Because the value of things that exist in the world has nothing to do with the value granted by man, Laozi presents the Dao concept. Laozi’s Dao is an ecological world order. The logic of“ Non-action and natural無爲自然”, one of Laozi’s important logic, is also deeply related to ecological values. “Nothing無” is a state in which things are not valued. The logic of“Non-action and natural” works with the problem of Laozi’s“mind心” with the metaphorical concept. Laozi hopes that through parables such as “childhood嬰兒” and “circle logs樸”, people will recover their innocent minds, such as newborn babies and uncut logs. The “small country and small people小國寡民” is a social space consisting of the logic of Laozi‘s metaphors and Non-action and natural with ecological significance. Laozi emphasizes that human social space is also sustainable only when it is inherently ecological. The “small country and small people” means that a social space consisting of ecological circulation and simplicity is the most suitable for a person’s naturalness. What can be seen in “Small Countries and small People” is natural beauty after all. Laozi’s philosophical reason for denying processed beauty and searching for beauty in the ecology of things is “the aesthetics of the circle logs.”