체화된 우주 : 몸속의 세계, 세계 속의 몸

• 영문명: Embodied Universe: World in the Body, Body in the World
• 발행기관: 영남퇴계학연구원
• 저자명: 최재목
• 간행물 정보: 『퇴계학논집』제34권, 33~69쪽, 전체 37쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 철학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.06.30

국문 초록

이 논문에서는 몸속의 세계, 세계 속의 몸이라는 개념 속에서 체화된 우주의 문제를 다루었다. ‘다섯 겹 한 세트’의 ‘집’[우주⊃천지⊃가정⊃몸⊃마음]의 문제를 동양철학자들의 사유를 가로지르면서 탐색해보고자 하였다. 이상에서 논의한 것은 다음과 같다. 첫째, <우주 속 ‘인간’의 지위>에서는 먼저, ‘대우주-소우주의 합일 메커니즘’을 밝혔다. 특히 주돈이의｢태극도｣를 통해서 인간 만물은 이 우주의 궁극 원리 속에 위치하는 이른바 ‘우주-내-존재’임을 밝히면서｢태극도｣에서 눈여겨볼 만한 13개의 동그라미를 논의했다. 즉 이 각각의 동그라미가 모두 하나의 위대한 우주이며 이것이 인간 만물 속에 모두 들어있다는 것이다. 둘째, <몸의 우주 환원에 대한 두 관점: 천장(天葬)과 매장(埋葬)>에서는 먼저 천장과 매장의 의미를 설명하였다. 천지 속에 인간의 위치는 자연과 문명이라는 두 관점에서 파악할 수 있는데, 우선 자연의 입장은 도가가 택한 것으로 인간을 자연 속에 흡수시킨다. 이 경우에는 예법이 없는 천장(天葬. 자연장)을 택한다. 이어서 문명의 입장은 유가가 택한 것으로 자연을 인간 속에서 재해석한다. 셋째, <우주 환경과 신체의 교감 학습>에서는 먼저 우주-신체의 생명교감의 예들을 살펴보았다. 인간이 만물과 일체로 살아있다는 생명의 교감은 이른바 ‘만물이 하나 되는 사랑’[만물일체의 인]을 체험하는 일이다. 우주와 신체의 감응을 몸으로 직접 경험하려는 기록은 북송의 정호, 주돈이 등에서 살필 수 있었다.

영문 초록

In this paper, we address the issue of the embodied universe within the concepts of the world in the body and the body in the world. I attempted to explore the problem of a set of houses by crossing through the thoughts of Eastern philosophers. To summarize what was discussed above, it is as follows: First, in , the mechanism of the unity of the macrocosm and the microcosm was revealed. In particular, through Zhu Dunyi's Taegeukdo, he revealed that all human beings are so-called 'existences within the universe' located in the ultimate principle of the universe, and discussed the meaning of the 13 circles worth noting in Taegeukdo. In other words, we were able to see that each of these circles is one great universe, and that this is contained in all human beings. However, if there are no humans, there is no way to realize the value of heaven and earth. And we examined the character ‘Jik’ as a character that can provide key clues to the ancient unity of heaven and man. Here, it was discussed that the spirit of heaven and earth is contained in the human body. Second, in , the meaning of the natural burial and burial was first explained. Man's place in heaven and earth can be approached from two perspectives: nature and civilization. First of all, the position of nature was Taoism, which is a case of absorbing humans into nature. Here, we choose a natural place without any formalities. Next, the position of civilization was Confucianism, seeks to reinterpret nature within humans. In this case, burial through a funeral ceremony is Confucianism. There is a text that proves the natural burial. These are the letters ‘Jang(葬)’ and ‘Jo(弔)’. These two letters are a kind of time capsule that contains the information of the natural burial. Through the two letters and several texts, it was possible to see that the natural burial gradually changed into a Confucian burial. In any case, it was discussed that the reduction of the body to the universe was interpreted from the perspective of nature, and the burial from the perspective of civilization as etiquette. Third, in , we first looked at examples of life communication between the universe and the body. The communion of life in which humans live as one with all things is to experience the so-called ‘love in which all things become one.’ Chinese Neo-Confucianists were able to find records of people trying to directly experience the response between the universe and the body. It was observed that during the Joseon Dynasty, the principles of how the universe and the body respond were taught through various books during childhood. In general, it was found that childhood texts usually start from heaven and earth and return to humans. This effort to understand heaven, earth, and the universe by drawing them into the body was clearly revealed in Jang Jae's Seomyong. The idea is that heaven and earth are our parents and the world is our compatriot. Lee Hwang also accepts this. During Ming Dynasty, Wang-gan showed that the relationship between the environment and the body was becoming more subjective and passionate. However, when it comes to empathizing with the world, humans and all things have a ‘membrane’. This can be said to be two empathy devices, ‘closed’ or ‘open’. Here, we were able to see the metaphor of ‘open-response’ in Wang Sooin and the metaphor of ‘closed-response’ in Lee Hwang. The latter was able to observe similarities with the Western Jonah complex.

목차

1. 들어가는 말

2. 우주 속 ‘인간’의 지위

3. 몸의 우주 환원에 대한 두 관점: 천장(天葬)과 매장(埋葬)

4. 우주 환경과 신체의 교감 학습

5. 나오는 말

키워드

우주 천지만물 신체 체화인지 집의 은유 universe heaven and earth body embodied cognition metaphor of home