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The golden age of self-development books and healing humanities

자기계발서 전성시대와 힐링 인문학

  • Received : 2013.09.13
  • Accepted : 2013.11.20
  • Published : 2013.11.28
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Abstract

Neo-liberalism after IMF bailout made the Korean book market flushing with rose due to the alleged self-development books. Vision of self-development books under neoliberal social system is inevitably reduced to a means of capital pursuing commercialization in line with improving the competitiveness of privates through the development of human resources. Characteristics of self-development books, which attributes personal fail to personal responsibility and lack of essential element compared to others in a competitive society, trap individuals forced to choose into anxiety and helplessness. Self-development and healing is a complementary relationship. Human beings needs healing -healing humanities- in the process of self-development. Therefore, humanities should trigger developing and perceiving his own 'reflexive life skills'. Individual's sense of happiness in life and his own experience is very important, and the conscious relationship about their own feelings could elicit 'self-reinforcement'.

IMF 구제금융 사태 이후 신자유주의가 이 땅에 뿌리를 내려가면서 한국의 도서시장은 소위 자기계발서로 화끈 달아올랐다. 신자유주의 사회체제에서 자기계발서의 환상은 인적자원개발을 통한 개인의 경쟁력 향상과 맞물려 필연적으로 자본이 추구하는 상품화의 수단으로 전락하고 말았다. 경쟁사회에서의 낙오를 순전히 개인의 책임으로, 그리고 남들에 비해서 무엇인가 근본적 요소가 결여된 존재로 인정하게 만드는 자기계발서의 특징들은 이처럼 선택을 강요당하는 개인들에게 끊임없이 불안감과 무력감을 조성하는 함정에 빠뜨리고 만다. 자기계발과 힐링은 보완적 관계이다. 인간이 자기계발에 매진하다 보면 힐링을 필요로 한다. 힐링 인문학이 필요한 것이다. 그러므로 인문학은 자기 자신을 지각하고 발전시키는 '성찰적 삶의 기술'을 유도해야 한다. 개인의 삶의 행복이나 자기 자신의 의미체험이 매우 중요하며, 자기 자신의 감정에 대한 깨어있는 의식적 관계맺음이 '자기강화'로 이끌 수 있기 때문이다

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