《老子》“持而盈之”句辨正——兼论战国时期的“持盈”思想

An Analysis of Laozi’s “Fill It to the Brim by Keeping It Upright”:Also on “Holding Full”

以出土四古本《老子》研究为契机,利用"挖缺补空"式的分析方法,可推断出老学史上争讼不断的第九章作"殖而盈之"应更贴近老子思想.以"殖而盈之"章为中枢,至迟于郭店楚简时期成型的"戒盈"理论不仅支持促成性"有为",更是联系老子思想"名"与"为"两大基本问题的关键点.战国时期广泛流传的"持盈"观念也与之存在相关,二者杂糅于黄老思潮,展现出战国时期独有的学术风貌.

Taking the study of the four ancient texts of“Lao Zi”unearthed as an opportunity and using the“digging vacancies to fill in the void”analysis method,it can be inferred that“fill it to the brim by collecting”should be closer to Laozi’s true thoughts.Taking this chapter as the center,the theory of“Be alert to fullness”formed no later than the middle of the Warring States period not only supports the active action,but also is the key point that connects the two basic problems of Laozi’s“Ming”and“Wei”.The concept of“holding full”,widely circulated during the Warring States period,is also related to it.The two concepts are mixed in Huang Lao’s ideological trends and show the unique academic style of the Warring States period.