CAJ | 학술논문

＂信＂是儒家伦常价值系统的核心结构要素,其本义为人之内在生命情志通过＂言＂而由内向外的真实开启。对儒家而言,＂信＂是人之生存本质的内在要求,是奠定诚信价值之生存论根基的＂性之德＂。儒家以＂信＂为朋友之伦的主德,意在以忠信为本,建立己与人之间的相互接纳、相互尊重和相互信任,以此构成社会公共生活与人际交往的基础。信在五常序列中的位置足以彰显其重要意义。儒家主张以＂义＂引导和规范＂信＂,并非对＂信＂之贬低,而是为了从根本上成就信德。现代诚信伦理纯然是外在于人之情性的契约式工商伦理形式。儒家信德不可盲目追求＂现代转化＂而丧失自身价值追求和精神品位,而应持守自身,保证教养生活不致失坠。
＂신＂시유가륜상개치계통적핵심결구요소,기본의위인지내재생명정지통과＂언＂이유내향외적진실개계。대유가이언,＂신＂시인지생존본질적내재요구,시전정성신개치지생존론근기적＂성지덕＂。유가이＂신＂위붕우지륜적주덕,의재이충신위본,건립기여인지간적상호접납、상호존중화상호신임,이차구성사회공공생활여인제교왕적기출。신재오상서렬중적위치족이창현기중요의의。유가주장이＂의＂인도화규범＂신＂,병비대＂신＂지폄저,이시위료종근본상성취신덕。현대성신윤리순연시외재우인지정성적계약식공상윤리형식。유가신덕불가맹목추구＂현대전화＂이상실자신개치추구화정신품위,이응지수자신,보증교양생활불치실추。
Xin （integrity） is the core element of Confucianism moral principles, and its original meaning is the truely open of the inner emotion from inside to outside through yon （speech）. To the Confucianism, Xin is not a social external Ethical Principle, but the inherent requirement of the essence of human surviving which lays the existential foundation of integrity. As the dominant virtue of friendship, the significance of Xin lies in the establishment of the mutual acceptance, mutual respect and mutual trust between yourself and others, so as to form the basis of public life and interpersonal relationships. Confucianism opposes the persistence on ＂promises must be kept and action must be resolute＂ without the distinguishing right from wrong, and advocates that Xin must be guided by Yi. In contrast , the modern principle on integrity is purely a formal social ethical rule which is external to the human life. So the Xin thonght in Confucianism should not pursue the ＂modern change＂ blindly so as to lose its value pursuit and spiritual quality, but should hold on their own so as to ensure the life of self - cultivation.