‘힘의 마주침’을 통해 드러난 유아의 존재의미

Abstract

With the goal of examining the raison children, who presents themselves through play situations, the current study seeks the meta-significance of children’s existential meaning under the concept of “forces of encounter” through the theory of Badiou, who understood the situation itself under existentialism. The current study was conducted for six months from May 2019 to October 2019. Eleven children from four to eight years in age were observed and interviewed in Forest School. The collected observation data and documented data were first analyzed to find the meaning presented through play activities of the children. In secondary analysis, the meaning of play revealed through the first analysis session was examined, with the goal of developing meta-significance through the affectus theory on the forces of encounter. The following results were obtained through the current study. First, children present “forces of encounter” through play situations. Children are beings who present themselves by acting before recognizing. Second, children present “forces of mixing” through play situations. Children are beings that present themselves between actions and being acted upon. Third, children presented “forces of change” through play situations. Children are beings who present themselves by generating differences in becoming.