《道德经》与关联性的宇宙论--一种诠释性的语脉

文章在一个中西比较、儒道比较的视域中,结合郭店新出土的文献材料,对<道德经>中所蕴涵的一种关联性的宇宙论进行了深入的哲学探讨.首先,文章揭示了<道德经>中所体现的关联性宇宙论的四个预设(1)道家肯定构成我们经验世界的各种事件本身的实在性,认为并不存在多背后的一,且事件与时间不相分离;(2)各种事物都是过程性的事件,一方面各有其特性,一方面又内在地彼此相关.每一事物都处在其它事物所构成的不断变化的脉络之中,并在这种动态的脉络中以共同创造的方式成就自身;(3)生活是具体的经验场域,同时每一种具体的经验场域又总是具有整个宇宙的全息性;(4)世界的创生性转化来自于构成世界的各种事物的回应性参与,在创生转化的不断过程中,事物不是被动的参与者,而是主动的共同创造者.在此基础上,指出了焦点意识与场域意识构成道家关联性宇宙论与世界观彼此依赖的两个基本方面.通过这两种意识的有机互动,人们能够自发而非随意地参赞宇宙大化的流行发育,在整体性与过程性的世界中实现自身的独特存在.

The Daodejing and Correlative Cosmology-An Interpretive Context

In a context of comparative perspective and revolving new archaeological findings in Guodian, this article interpreted the correlative cosmology of Daodejing. At first, this article revealed four assumptions of Daoist cosmology. The first, Daoism confirms the reality of events that constituted our experience, thinks there is no One behind the many and no separation between time and events. The second, all things are progressive events with particularity as well as internal correlation. Every event is in context constituted by other events and achieves itself by co-creation in this dynamic context. The third, life is concrete field of experience, and each particular element in our experience is holographic. The fourth, the creative transformation comes from the responsive participation of events that constitute the world. Events are not passive participants but active co-creators during the unceasing progress of creative transformation. At last, this article points out that focal awareness and field awareness are two interdependent aspects of cosmology and worldview of Daoism Through integral interaction of the two awareness, we can spontaneously but not randomly participate the great transformation of the cosmos, follow the Dao and realize our particularity in a holistic and progressive world.