노자의 리더십 - 『노자』 제2장과 제67장의 내용을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This writing focuses on Lao Tzu, who seems not to engage in what we call leadership so often among the people of traditional periods. It puts forward the research goal to examine whether there are parts to verify a clue to the leadership in him, and tries to examine the matter of Lao Tzu's leadership from a modern viewpoint. To accomplish this goal, this writing in particular focused on the contents of chapters 2 and 67 of Lao Tzu, and ascertained that Lao Tzu's leadership is based on the principle of Wuwei (無爲). The leader Lao Tzu put forward is represented as a Saint. He is a person who has an inner equanimous mind without routine bias or prejudice, and particularly has no inclined thought toward either side. He is not based on his mind, but is with other people by understanding their minds. In particular, Lao Tzu presents a discourse on the three treasures of Benevolence, Thrift, and Modesty, as a concrete alternative to the leadership for other people. These three treasures are the virtues suggested inevitably and are commonly rooted in femininity. These can be said to be the alternative virtues of leadership Lao Tzu prescribed after he diagnosed the causes of the confusion of those days. Lao Tzu's leadership has the significance that it not only takes the form of a counterargument to male-centered societies, but also presents a philosophical discourse on a new era with dreams of the freedom from a variety of violence.