《老子》“道经”首篇阐释

An Interpretation of the First Chapter of “Daojing” of Lao Zi

“道经”首篇是《老子》全书之总纲,当从“以老证老”、考虑语境、整体把握这三原则出发来考察,方能正确地阐释本章之旨。其中“道”是一种不可名状的、形而上的“非常之道”,而“无”和“有”则是老子分别对远古蛮荒与近古物质两个时代的称呼。

As the general pandect of the whole Lao Zi , the first chapter of ＂Daojing＂ should be approached from the following three perspectives： textual study of Lao Zi , contextual consideration and overall understanding, if we want to fully understand the implications of the chapter. In this chapter, ＂Dao＂ is an in- describable and metaphysical concept; and ＂You＂ and ＂Wu＂ are respectively Lao Zi＇s calling of the two eras of the remote savage past and the later material age.