从郭店楚简《老子》看老子与孔子思想的某些会通

从出土的竹简《老子》,我们可以看出老子与孔子有诸多思想会通之处。其一,从道论中可看出二者对人世的共同关切;其二,从德论中二者都认为至德之人是他们所追求的圣人;其三,从无为上两人认为无为而治是人类修身、治国的最高境界;其四,从仁范畴上看,孔老对仁本身的看法是相同的;其五,从治国方略上两人都主张以正治国是治理好国家的根本。综合以上,说明道与儒在早期思想发展上相通性占有主导地位。

Ideological Similarities between the Thinking of Lao Tsu and That of Confucius from "Lao Tsu" Carved On Bamboo Slips Excavated from Guodian's Ancient Chu Graveyard

The bamboo slips of "Lao Tsu" unearthed in Guodian show many similarities between the thinking of Lao Tsu and that of Confucius.First,the theory of Tao reflects the common concern about the world.Second,as seen from the theory of Te,both regard a person with complete virtue as the sage they pursue.Third,both Lao and Confucius think that it reaches the super realm of morality cultivation and state management if people let things take their own course.Forth,they have similar attitudes toward benevolence.Fifth,both advocate justice as the fundamental for governing a state.To sum up,the similarities between Taoism and Confucianism have a dominate position in the early thinking development.