인설, 권농문, 기우제를 통해 본 주희의 자연관

Abstract

Zhu Xi's View of Nature is basically the thought of accommodation to nature. He insisted that the moral standard of human should be applied by four seasons and the image of four seasons correspond with the standards of benevolences(仁義禮智) with image, which is the reason that the mind of heaven is given shape to them(仁義禮智) as well as the oder of heaven. It means that the moral and nature correspondent together. And it is the organic thought. He thought that the nature is not material but the world of life. It is expressed one(仁) of benevolences(仁義禮智) as the virtue of mind(德). In other hands Zhu Xi has a thought to use the nature actually. Province government official should have a thought to use it actually to reinforce the agricultural production. He thinks that applying and using the nature are a balanced thought. Additionally Zhu Xi acknowledged natural disasters as unpredictable flood and drought. He has a mind to solute them morally. Zhu Xi asserts all of the members should be faithful to their duty and act morally are the best harmonious world. On this point of view Zhu Xi shows not only human but also nature a general attitude. He was going to include nature as a part trying to put a desirable condition between human and nature with the right viewpoint on human life. This is the Zhu Xi's view of nature. In the Zhu Xi's view of nature Li(理) performs a core role. Zhu Xi's LI(理) is suggesting the problems of moral and ethics, although it is old-fashioned. On this present that the scientific technology like rugby ball where it splash we don't know dominates the world, what can humanity scholar do? they should be able to protect the scientific technology rightly by bringing action of the ethical problems. Though Zhu Xi's natural science does'nt mean specially nowadays, we can save his intention of LI(理), that is, the intention of moral and ethics, can't we? Additionally we have to revive the Ki(氣)' communion and futhermore the meaning of communion, haven't we?