중국 근대시기 효 비판담론의 전개와 사상적 특징

Abstract

In the East, ‘filial piety(효)’, which forms the core of traditional ethical virtues, has traditionally been regarded as the best virtue and the beginning of morality as the basis of all actions. However, the implications of filial piety are not immutable, but have constantly changed throughout the times. In this paper, we examined the current meaning of filial piety by examining the process of changing the concept of filial piety in China, especially by examining the background of the modern era’s ‘Critic of filial piety’ and the core arguments of ‘filial piety’. In the May 4th New Cultural Movement, people who criticize filial piety opposed seeing the parent-child relationship as a relationship between benefits and benefits, insisted on love and equality, and criticized the informal among traditional filial piety history. In addition, he criticized that it was not suitable for modern life, insisted on philanthropy. People who criticize filial piety criticized Chinese society for causing great harm because it was a product of the feudal period, and argued that only one-sided sacrifices of children should not be imposed on parents. In addition, they opposed the family status, where filial piety functions as a major value, and insisted on the national status. People who criticize filial piety did not thoroughly deny the essential meaning of filial piety, and that their movements brought new life into the modern transition period. Therefore, it can be said that it is a common task of modern intellectuals to reconsider the nature of ‘filial piety’ and to think about what content and spirit to contain in ‘filial piety’ in modern society by reflecting on its meaning.