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The Similarity and Difference between Zhuangzi and Laozi

自晋以后,老庄并称,都归入道家者流。文章旨在辨明两书思想本质的异同,以异为主。两家都用了“道”与“无为”的概念,究其实质,名同实异。著书态度、目的及思想出发点也截然不同。至于老子对“无为”以及与之相应的“无私”的解释,更是迥然有别。老子书中的比喻,反映其自然观之肤浅,其教训意义未必可取。最后并指出老子书中有儒家《易》、《礼》及名家思想的成分,显得驳杂。

Since Jin Time, Laozi and Zhuangzi became one school of thought belonging to Daoism. The paper aims at illustration of similarity and difference of the two books in thinking by nature, but mainly the latter. Both writers adopted the concept of ＂Dao＂ and ＂Wuwei＂, but their profound meanings are quite different. Their purpose, aim and attitude toward the books are also quite different. The explanation of ＂Wuwei＂ and its counterpart ＂Wusi＂ by Laozi is extremely different. The analogy in Laozi＇s book reflects skin-deep ideas of nature ,and its lessons may not be adoptable. Finally the paper states the ideas of those famous thinkers in Laozi＇s book such as ＂Yi＂, ＂Li＂ seems critic but confusing.