한국의 전통적 맥락에 기초한 웰빙 담론의 구조

Abstract

This study has a target to develop a new structure of discourse about well being based on the context of Korean traditional thoughts or culture. Kinds of ideal types of well being can be put into the structure and realization of them will be feasible in the structure. For making such a structure, it is insisted that methods of qualitative research and bottom-up approaches must be referred to the studies of Korean traditions. Order of this study is as follow: the first is a reflection on current discourse of Korean scholars about well being, the second on the methods and criteria of qualitative research focused on well being, the third structure of discourse about well being, the fourth, as conclusive remark, discourse about well being in Korean society and context of traditional thoughts. In this study, on the basic cognition that methods of qualitative research can give a very useful idea for realization of wisdom of traditional thoughts two things are commented for developing research of traditions. The first is that even though much of our consciousness and other activities of mind seem to be under control of capitalism civilization, other layers of traditional cultures of different nature from capitalism under the surface layer of capitalism still exist and have continuously influenced us. The second is the traditional cultures keep a context of Korean's consciousness about well being. Therefore it becomes natural that searching a new structure of well being discourse must refer to this context. As conclusive remarks, it is insisted that research of traditional thoughts for well being discourse should aim at discovering new things by studying the past especially by means of making traditional wisdoms more deeply participating into the present context of contemporary Korean people's lives, practical models of traditional wisdoms must be suggested, and discussions about well being must not only focus on an individual mental maturity but involve the mutual relation between individual and society or other environments.