孔子와 『論語』의 자리

Abstract

Kongzi and Analects both have special meaning. Because Kongzi is the first philosopher and Analects is the first philosophical text in the history of the Chinese philosophy. Many scholars have researched the thought of Kongzi and Analects through the ages and in all countries of the world. As the age of science opens, the significance of philosophy will is weakened. As a result of this phenomenon, the western philosophers keep asking themselves “what can philosophy do?” If the study of Kongzi and Analects belongs to the philosophy, how can we to look into the thought of Kongzi and Analects? We have to ask the question in spite of mass production of academic papers. In this paper, I will suggest three points. First, if Kongzi wanted to articulate the identification of wisdom or knowledge, we must analyze what is wisdom or knowledge. Second, after disclosing the philosophical context which divided time into two periods ―before Kongzi and after Kongzi― by Kongzi is preceded, we can objectively examine the thought of Kongzi. Third, after we progress the modern study, we must translate the result of academic research into the language that can be shared with academic community. If these three points are satisfied, the study of Kongzi and Analects belongs to the activity of modern philosophy. Therefore in this paper I try to reflect the traditional practice researched Kongzi and Analects and suggest the new direction of study on the thought of Kongzi and Analects.