위대한 ≪중국, 중국인≫: 린위탕 스타일 -상호보완으로서의 유교와 도교-

Abstract

As　Lin Yutang(林語堂) refers to Confucianism and Taoism, Confucian thought is not suitable for human nature from the educational point of view. Reactionally, Taoist(道家) thought is suitable. In chinese philosophy, to be a great Chinese who has the mutual supplement & integration of the Romantic Taoist and the Classical Confucian. True Chinese literature was created by Taoist thought. For example, we are relieving the strict life of Confucius from a form fitted to some extent and a moral sermon. Chinese writers mention ethics 道　in the morning and discuss morality 徳, but if they go out into the field, they will write poems and make lyrics. The poem is full of Taoist thought. This is why poetry accounts for the majority of their writings and the most Chinese writers make poems. So, what is the reason for evaluating Taoist thought like this? It can be estimated with two kinds. One is to comfort the injured heart of the Chinese as a supplement to Confucian faults. The other thing is to act as a nutritional agent in Chinese literature. Lin considers Taoist as naturalism = ‘painkiller’, and clarifies the relationship between immortal masterpieces and Taoist thought. In other words, if the theory of Confucianism is useful in the age of peace and national unity. Romanticism of Taoist thought, poetry of a Taoist, is useful to solve the suffering and grief of the Chinese in the era of chaos. In other words, the power of the negative and positive in Taoism and Confucianism are to keep the Chinese survive.