老子的“圣人”思想及其社会影响

Research on Thoughts of Sage of Lao-tzu and Its Social Influence

圣人思想,中国古代各家都有所涉及,而对于各家来说,"圣人"所蕴含的意义可能是不同的,但是他们都认同"圣人"是完美的理想的人格。在《老子》一书中,就有很多地方提到"圣人"一词,并且也能发现老子的"圣人"与儒家、墨家等之"圣人"的不同之处,但对于老子来说,"圣人"同样是他所认可的完美人格。

Thoughts of Sage had been involved in by many ancient Chinese thinkers and the meaning of Sage is possibly different for them, but they agreed that Sage means ideal and perfect personality. In the book Lao-tzu, Sage is mentioned many times, whose meaning is totally different with that of Confucianism and Mohist. However, for Laotzu, Sage is perfect personality that he recognizes.