疑古与信古——从郭店竹简本《老子》出土回顾本世纪关于老子其人其书的争论

Doubting Antiquity and Believing in Antiquity ——Argument on Lao zi Caused by “Lao zi”,

本文就 1 993年 1 0月在湖北荆门郭店出土的战国中期楚墓竹简中甲、乙、丙三组《老子》抄本 (1 998年 5月正式刊行 ) ,结合 1 973年冬在湖南长沙马王堆出土的帛书《老子》,对本世纪二、三十年代在“古史辨”思潮影响下 ,学术界关于老子其人其书的时代、真伪等问题展开的那场聚讼 ,进行了回顾与反思。论述了聚讼的缘起、过程 ;论辩双方的立场、观点 ;以及由于地下出土新资料而引出的新结论。最后 。

an Unearthed Bamboo Script at Guodian “Lao zi”,a bamboo script in three copies of Type A,Type B and Type C (officially published in May,1998) unearthed at Guodian of Jinmen,Hubei Province,in October of 1993, is examined in this essay alongside “Lao zi”, a silk script unearthed at Mawangdui of Changsha, Hunan Province, in the winter of 1973.It then recaptures the argument on Lao zi and his works,which happened in the 1920s and the 1930s and under the influence of “Discrimination in Ancient History”.The essay also explains the cause and the progress of the argument; standpoints of both sides in the argument; and the ramifications of the unearthed new materials.And finally,the essay sums up some experiences and lessons in the way of studying Lao zi.