陸賈의 人性論에 관한 硏究

Abstract

Confucian scholar Lujia(陸賈) in the Western Han Dynasty period in China thought that human natures are originally good but humans become to develop obscene and evil desires as tempted by the external world to be infatuated by beautiful appearances and lose the good nature. He argued that, therefore, although noble men or wise men encourage each other with justice and comfort each other not to lose the good nature, petty persons or foolish persons indulge in pleasure and become to lose the good nature. In addition, Lujia said that interests are a major cause that prevents the way of humanity and justice from becoming apparent and also an extrinsic factor that triggers the development of evil elements in human natures. Since human natures can be seduced by interests to abandon humanity and justice and conduct evil as such, Lujia argued that humans “should control all natures to reveal humanity and justice.” In addition to regarding that human natures are good, Lujia mentioned that “the establishment of the basis based on human natures” is based on the heaven and the earth, conforms to humanitarianism, and combines with the way of Heaven. He thought that therefore, human natures conform to humanity and justice and are good.