도가적 사유와 유가적 사유의 만남 - ‘조심스러움’의 개념을 중심으로 본 『노자』 수양론과 고대 유가 사유의 친연성에 관한 연구 -

Abstract

This paper will track the meeting and branching process of Taoist and Confucian thinking by examining the relationship with some of the thoughts shown in ancient Confucian literature, focusing on the concept of Lao-tzu's cultivation theory. In other words, it is an attempt to track through literature records that some important ideas may have been shared or inherited from ancient Confucianism during the formation of Lao-tzu's cultivation theory and to categorize them in several ways. To this end, we first paid attention to the notion of 'cautiousness' in Lao-tzu's cultivation theory and compared it with the traditions of ancient Confucianism. In addition, the process of developing "cautiousness" into the logic of "persistence" and "Chang(常)" and the context of "cautiousness" required to reach the final stage of discipline described as "sensitivity" were compared with the traditions of ancient Confucianism. In addition, we compared the process of 'cautiousness' developing into the logic of 'persistence' and 'Chang(常)' and the context of 'cautiousness' needed to reach the final stage of discipline described as 'Xuanmiao(玄妙, mysterious; profound)' with the traditions of ancient Confucianism. Finally, we compared and analyzed the specific methodology of cultivation theory in relation to 'cautiousness' in two aspects. First, the development of the concepts of 'not arrogant' and 'Li(禮)' in Confucianism and the idea of 'humility' and 'acceptance' in the Lao-tzu were compared. Next, in the cultivation methodology, its meaning is developed into the concept of 'Shen(愼)' in Confucianism and 'Jing(靜)' in the Lao-tzu, which all eventually resulted in 'concentration on the inside'.