竹簡本 『 老子 』에서의 無名論-­孔子 正名論과의 비교를 중심으로

Abstract

In this thesis, I analyzed Laozi's theory of Wuming found in the Bamboo Laozi from standpoints of epistemology and axiology. While Confucianism blames the confusion of just causes for social disorder, the Bamboo Laozi attributes various irregularities to sticking to just causes and fixation of them. The concept of 'noun' in Wuming is not limited to just causes, but includes language, further, even every phenomenon of consciousness coordinate with realities. Though it acknowledges the realistic usefulness of 'noun' to a certain extent, on the contrary, it warns the danger of being disengaged from realities by the fixation of 'noun'. So to speak, it considers that because realities are incessantly in the process of formation and change, trying to reconcile 'noun' with realities is absurd. In this point, it agrees with the contents of the current book and the Silk Laozi. Regardless of whether Bamboo Laozi is the Abstract or the original copy of the current book or the Silk Laozi not, from Laozi's standpoint, there comes no need to totally deny the moral concept of Confucianism. At least, it is difficult to suppose that the antagonism between Kongzi and Laozi was conspicuous in those days when the Bamboo Laozi was popular. It might be reasonable to presume that the contents of criticism against Confucianism reflected in the Silk Laozi or the current book came at least after Mengzi's activities.