유가의 ‘관계’ 윤리의 특성 연구

Abstract

Confucianism values human relations in everyday life. For this reason, Confucian ethics is based on relationships, not on individuals. A person becomes a person if he or she practices the virtues required for various human relationships such as parents and children, monarchs and subjects. In other words, a person has the morality and personality that he or she needs. On the other hand, a person becomes a person who is not human if he or she fails to practice the virtues required by various relationships in part or in whole. In other words, as it appears in ancient literature, one becomes worse than an animal. In this context, relationships are the human race of solidarity. However, when Confucianism failed to respond properly to the times and other people’s contact, the relationship was more negative than positive. Relationships are considered to be the cause of suffering in modern familism criticism, from Taoism criticism. In this context, relationships are a chain of oppression. In this article, we are going to look at the relationship spoken in Confucianism through the meaning of “ryun倫” and look at the issues that are discussed in two aspects, positive and negative, depending on the historical context.