道法自然与诗意地栖居——两种天人观的比较

Tao Follows Nature and Poetic Habitation——A Comparison of two theories on heaven and man

西方人传统的思维方式是主客对立、感性与理性相分裂,从古希腊苏格拉底的“知识即美德”开始,思想家们就把人与自然对立起来,认为自由就在于征服自然,与此同时,人们也陷入了困境。而中国古代哲人的思维方式则是主客不分,感性理性混杂,他们提出的“天人合一”的思维方式,对解决因科学主义的泛滥而导致的人类困境,无疑提供了某些思想素材。故二者在天人观上的观点有较大的差异。

The traditional way of western thinking is the subjective against the objective, sensibility separate with rationality. From the start of Socrates＇ “knowledge is virtue” , many thinkers contrast the nature with man and think that liberty lies in conquering the world. With these opinions people get into trouble. However ancient Chinese philosophers are sharing the subjective and objective, mixing the sensibility with rationality. In this way, they have put forward “syncretism of heave and man”, which offers good thinking materials in resolving the predicament of human for the overflow of scientism.