유가적 마르크스주의(Confucian Marxism): 그 사유구조와 문화-정치적 징후에 관하여

Abstract

This review examines Chen Weigang’s book Confucian Marxism. In modern China, Marxism has been the core principle for constructing both the state and society. However, from its early stages of adoption intellectuals, including Mao Zedong, were confronted with the task of adapting Marxism to China’s unique circumstances. This process gave birth to the concept and thought structure of Sino- Marxism. which, Up until the Cultural Revolution, was the hegemonic ideology. However, after the Cultural Revolution’s tragic end Sino-Marxism was identified as its primary cause. With the emergence of the concept of Confucian Marxism, the latter came to be regarded as a synonym for corruption. In the twenty first century there have been emerging attempts to reinterpret the relationship between Confucianism and Marxism, and Chen's book reflects this trend. Confucian Marxism synthesizes the problems of modern society into the concept of homo duplex - a dual human being who is both a private individual and capable of contemplating public matters. According to Chen, although Kant and other modern Western thinkers posited this dual human being, they did not thoroughly examine how its dualist aspects could be harmonized. This epistemological flaw has been carried over into Marxism, with Marx claiming that the problem of homo duplex being could be resolved in the realm of economics. By interpreting theorists such as Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Weber from the perspective of the dual human being, Chen outlines their epistemological frameworks. On this foundation, he argues that Confucian Marxism possesses the intellectual resources to overcome Marxism's. This review article will outline the overall content of Confucian Marxism, re-examine the epistemological 176 2024년 제21권 제4호structure proposed by the author, and explore the cultural-political implications expressed through the author's perspective.