王弼之“无”作为本体的具体含义新探

The Specific Meaning of Wang Bi's "Nothingness" as Ontology

王弼将"无"描述和规定为不可名的、非物质性的、绝对的、单一的、超时空性的和无限的。"无"在王弼的哲学思想中完全是形而上的范畴,是万物的本体。但"无"仅仅是万物之所以能够产生和存在的依据、条件,它是万物之所以"存在"的根据,而不是万物之所以"是"的根据。王弼以"无"为本,同时以"无"为用,"体用不二"是其本体的思维方式。

From the description and the restriction of Wang Bi, we can see that ＂nothingness＂ can not be named, and has non-material nature, with the absolute, single and boundless characteristics, which indicate that ＂nothingness＂ at thought of Wang Bi＇s philosophy is entirely a metaphysical category. It can be the ontology of all things. But this metaphysical ＂nothingness＂ as the Ontology just means： it is the reason of all ＂existence＂, rather than the reason of all ＂being＂. ＂Nothingness＂ is just the causes and conditions that things can arise. Just in this sense, Wang Bi＇s ＂＇nothingness＇ as ontology of all things＂ at the same time is ＂used ＇nothingness＇ to do＂. It shows an ontology structure of metaphysical thinking set up by Wang Bi-the ontology and the role of ontology are not-separated.