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Back in the early twentieth century, Erich Fromm, a famous psychologist, claimed that human relations in modern society are based on trading economy, because modern people do not have faith in the moral principles by which life ought to be guided. However, according to Fromm, such business relations are not in harmony with human nature. As Fromm pointed out, today’s human relations are problematic, considering that they are based on trading economy rather than moral values. This thesis aims to study the problems of human relations in modern society, with its focus on the win-or-lose culture. And >The Scarlet Letter< and >Winesburg, Ohio< are examined to this end. Both of the novels were written during the transient period when America changed from a traditional society to a modern society. For this reason, these novels disclose the bad effects of modernization, especially the bad effects on human relations.
Hester Prynne, the heroine of >The Scarlet Letter<, is a loser in the sense that she was outcast and despised by the surrounding people during her lifetime. The inhumane behaviors of the Puritans toward Hester are related to the individualistic anxiety caused by Calvinism. Similarly, modern people are suffering from individualistic anxiety, even though it is not in terms of religion. And the individualistic anxiety represses human nature that loves righteousness and morality. The immoral and inhumane behaviors done in the name of loser today can be understood in this context. >Winesburg, Ohio< criticizes that industrialization undermined the foundation of human relations. In the short story >Godliness<, Jesse Bentley is obsessed with the desire for success, which causes conflicts and alienation in his relationship with his daughter. Meanwhile, >Paper Pills< suggests that the experience of losing can be valuable, because it teaches us how to understand people with compassion. In conclusion, it seems that what improves the world eventually is love, not competition.
本考에서는 근대 서구사회에서 競爭論이 등장하게 된 배경과 경쟁론의 구체적 내용을 살펴보고, 경쟁론에 대한 근래의 여러 비판들을 두루 살펴본 다음, 그들의 反競爭論이 함축하는 바를 정리해 보았다. 오늘날 우리가 경쟁론을 지양시키고자 한다면, >사회복지의 당위성<과 >경제적 효율성<의 문제는 물론 >올바른 세계관의 정립< 문제가 긴요한 것이요, 뿐만 아니라 >올바른 가치관의 정립< 문제도 매우 중요한 관건이 되는 것이다.
본고에서 살핀 여러 碩學들의 反競爭論이 중요한 의의를 지니는 것이라면, 같은 맥락에서 우리는 전통 유교의 名分論에 대해서도 새롭게 인식할 필요가 있다. 우리 한국의 근대화 과정은 전통적 名分論을 타파하고 서구의 競爭論을 도입하는 과정이기도 했다. 그런데 한 때는 진보의 원동력으로 기능했던 경쟁론이 이제는 숱한 폐단을 낳고 있다면, 우리는 전통적 사회운영론의 의의를 되돌아보아야 마땅한 것이다.