이 논문은 장자 내편에 나타난 수행적 논증구조를 다루고 있다. 여러 단편으로 이루어진 내편은 내재적으로 두 가지 도의 여정을 보여 주고 있다. 하나는 외적인 길로 자유의 여정이고, 다른 하나는 내적인 길로 영지의 여정이다. 이 두 길은 본래 하나의 길로 두 측면을 보여 주고 있다. 제1편 ‘소요유’의 첫 번째 곤과 붕의 이야 기는 내편의 서론적 위치에 있으면서 전체를 아우르는 집약적인 내용의 논증구조를 갖추고 있다. 제2편 「제물론」 마지막의 이야기 호접몽은 장자 내편의 중심에 있으며 논증의 정점을 이루고 있다. 제7편 ‘응제왕’ 마지막 이야기인 혼돈왕 이야기 역시 전체 내용을 귀결시키는 논지를 보여 준다. 따라서 내편은 치밀한 논증 구조를 있음을 확인할 수 있다. 중요한 것은 이 논증구조가 단순한 논리적 논증구조가 아니라 수행을 통해서 체득되어야 할 수행적 논증구조라는 점이다.

This article is an attempt to look into the performative argumentation structure which appears in Zuang-Zi: The Inner Chapters. The Inner Chapters in continuation of other thoughts, in general, shows two inherent moral thoughts of Tao. One is the external Way for freedom and, the other is internal Way for Sagacity. These two Ways are the two different perspectives of the Tao’s original one Way. The first chapter (going leisurely without a destination)’s big fish and big bird story summarizes the whole contents as an introduction. The story about the dream of a butterfly in the second chapter (sorting the evens things out) is known and learnt by many people. This story is a climax of argumentation. The last story in the seventh chapter (Responding to Emperors and Kings), an account of a Chaos King concludes the whole contents with fine arguments. It demonstrates a very precise and elaborative argumentation structure. The important point is, this argumentative structure is not just a simple logical explanation but to acquire mastery through this simple demonstration structure.

This article is an attempt to look into the performative argumentation structure which appears in Zuang-Zi: The Inner Chapters. The Inner Chapters in continuation of other thoughts, in general, shows two inherent moral thoughts of Tao. One is the external Way for freedom and, the other is internal Way for Sagacity. These two Ways are the two different perspectives of the Tao’s original one Way. The first chapter (going leisurely without a destination)’s big fish and big bird story summarizes the whole contents as an introduction. The story about the dream of a butterfly in the second chapter (sorting the evens things out) is known and learnt by many people. This story is a climax of argumentation. The last story in the seventh chapter (Responding to Emperors and Kings), an account of a Chaos King concludes the whole contents with fine arguments. It demonstrates a very precise and elaborative argumentation structure. The important point is, this argumentative structure is not just a simple logical explanation but to acquire mastery through this simple demonstration structure.

Tao, Spontaneity, Sagacity, performative argumentation structure