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‘忠’과 ‘誠’이라는 두 가지의 개념이 선진 시대의 사상전개에 있어서 ‘仁義’나 ‘禮’ 등에 떨이지지 않은 가치를 가져 왔으며, 후세의 여러 사상 형성에 있어서 중요한 역할을 하였다. 그러나 주로 후세에는 그들 두 개념에 대한 일면적 이해가 일반화되어, 각각의 개념이 선진시대에 갖고 있었던 풍부한 의미내용을 잊어버리고 말았다. 따라서 본고는 선진시대의 전세 및 출토문헌에 나타난 ‘忠(信)’과 ‘誠’의 용례를 분석하고, 보고자의 고대 정치사상의 이해를 가미해서 이들 두 개념이 보유하고 있었던 정치 이론 상의 “잊어버린” 다이나미즘(dynamism)을 해명하고자 하였다.


The two concepts of 'faithfulness' and 'sincerity' had been as valuable as those of 'humaneness and justice' or 'the proprieties' for pre-Chin period. Moreover, the two concepts have played an important role in establishing a lot of ideas and thoughts of posterity. As time goes on, however, these two concepts have been lost their abundant meaning. This paper analyzes usages of concepts of 'faithfulness' and 'sincerity' in texts of pre-Chin period, including unearthed texts, and consequently elucidates the 'lost dynamism' of these two concepts in terms of political theory.


The two concepts of 'faithfulness' and 'sincerity' had been as valuable as those of 'humaneness and justice' or 'the proprieties' for pre-Chin period. Moreover, the two concepts have played an important role in establishing a lot of ideas and thoughts of posterity. As time goes on, however, these two concepts have been lost their abundant meaning. This paper analyzes usages of concepts of 'faithfulness' and 'sincerity' in texts of pre-Chin period, including unearthed texts, and consequently elucidates the 'lost dynamism' of these two concepts in terms of political theory.