读郭店简本《老子》的一点启示

郭店简书《老子》甲篇篇首说：＂绝知弃辩,民利百倍;绝巧弃利,盗贼亡有;绝为弃作,民复孝慈。＂比较这段话与帛书本、今本《老子》的相关文字,可以发现早期道家在价值观上并不反对儒家的＂圣＂＂仁＂＂义＂等诉求。这反映了早期不同的中国思想之间,其实存在着互相映带、互相承认的共同境地。这种共同的思想境地,后来更逐步发展出道、儒、佛、西方哲学之间互相吸纳、互相融和的思想表现。这启示我们,在进行当代中国思想文化建设时,对于既有的思想文化资源,容当更多地关注它们之间可以互相一致、互相融和的内容。

Inspirations by Reading Laozi in the Bamboo Book of Guodian

At the beginning of the first chapter of Laozi in the Bamboo Book of Guodian,it stated that no glib tongue is better for people's benefit;if monarches did not covet glory and wealth,there could be no robbers;and if we refused the hypocritical benevolence and righteousness,common people would regain filial piety and mercy.Comparing these ideas with some relevant characters in Laozi from silk books and nowaday books,it is possible to find that in the early time,Tao's value was not against the need of Sheng,Re...