현대인의 삼국지 인문학

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이 세상에 수많은 고전이 있지만, 《삼국지연의》만큼 인간의 본질과 사상을 탐구하는 데 필요한 요소, 즉 흔히들 이야기하는 인문학적 요소들을 쉽고 재미있게 기술한 고전 소설도 드물다고 생각한다. 반면에 역사를 윤색하기보다 정사(正史)의 기록에 충실하고자 했던 《정사 삼국지》를 재밌게 읽고 푹 빠졌다는 사람에 대해서는 거의 들어보질 못했다. 《삼국지연의》로 후한 삼국의 역사를 대중에게 널리 보급한 나관중의 공로가 적지 않다고 하겠다. 그가 쓴 이 대중적인 역사 소설 덕분에 우리는 당시 수많은 등장인물(군주, 신하, 장수, 참모, 병사, 백성 등)의 생각과 행동을 통해 인간의 본질과 사상을 이해하며 사고의 폭을 넓힐 수 있게 되었다.

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형주를 얻은 자 천하를 얻는다_조조, 유비, 손권, 유표··········································13
죽 쒀서 개 준다_하진, 원소, 동탁······································································19
말이 씨가 된다_손견·························································································30
두려워해야 할 것은 두려움 그 자체다_원소·························································37
수성이 창업보다 어렵다_원소의 세 아들과 연개소문의 세 아들······························50
서당 개 3년이면 풍월을 읊는다_장비··································································54
제 버릇 개 못 준다_장비의 술버릇·····································································60
제갈량의 사람을 다루는 법················································································63
청백리 제갈량··································································································72
의리와 의리의 대결_관우와 황충·········································································80
충과 효는 양립할 수 없는가_서서, 이풍·······························································86
오만은 독의 근원이다_① 관우············································································96
오만은 독의 근원이다_② 주유··········································································115
오만은 독의 근원이다_③ 등애··········································································120
오만은 독의 근원이다_④ 허유··········································································125
지나침은 아니한 만 못하다_양수·······································································130
어설픈 재주가 재앙을 부른다_마속····································································135
진흙 속의 진주를 찾아라_양송, 방통··································································144
아랫사람은 윗사람을 보고 배운다_조조, 조식, 순욱··············································151
셋방살이에서 기업을 일구다_유비······································································160
군자도 공과 사를 구분하는 것은 어려운 일이다_유비···········································171
유비의 사람을 얻는 지혜_① 제갈량···································································178
유비의 사람을 얻는 지혜_② 조운······································································184
유비는 인의 군자인가?_① 초인적 인내와 겸양····················································191
유비는 인의 군자인가?_② 인의 도덕의 한계·······················································206
유비는 인의 군자인가?_③ 인의라는 새장····························································220
유비는 인의 군자인가?_④ 인의를 포기하지 않은 영웅··········································224
조조의 실패 분석론··························································································229
조조의 선악 판단·····························································································235
조조는 능신인가? 간웅인가?··············································································239
역사는 반복된다_조씨 가문과 사마씨 가문의 악연················································256
어떤 삶을 살 것인가_제갈씨 가문과 사마씨 가문·················································262

참고자료·········································································································274
찾아보기·········································································································276

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고려대학교 교육학과를 졸업하고 동 대학원에서 교육행정 및 교육법 전공으로 박사학위를 취득하고, 현재 고려사이버대학교(www.cuk.edu) 인재개발학부 교수로 재직하고 있다.
가르치는 자는 ‘먼저 읽는 자(first reader)’라는 신념으로 다양한 분야의 독서를 하고 이를 자신의 성찰로 연결시키려는 노력을 하고 있다.
대표적인 저역서는 『현대인의 인문학(2022 세종도서 교양부문 선정)』, 『인문의 눈으로 세상을 보다』 등 인문의 힘 시리즈 5권, 『다문화교육개론』, 『차별철폐정책의 기원과 발자취』, 『부족리더십』 등이 있다.