从“绝圣弃智”看老子的教育理念

Probing into Laotzu's Educational Idea "Abandonment of Sacrament and Wisdom"

在以"道法自然"为核心的老子哲学体系中,老子认为社会混乱、百姓困苦的根源在于世俗仁义礼智的教化违背了"大道"。为了使社会恢复应有的秩序,为了统治者"无为之治"能够顺利实施,他提出了文明堕落论、人性复归论和"绝圣弃智"论的教育理念。这些观点引发了后世诸多学者的争辩和探讨,直到今天也有许多不同的理解和解读。在中国思想发展史上的重要影响毋庸置疑。

Laotzu, in his philosophy focusing on ＂Thought Emulates Nature＂, thought that the social disturbance and the civil- ians＇ poverty result in the education of human nature diverging from Taoism. In order to recover the social system to its origin and implement the rulers＇ aetiouless governance, he put forward his educational idea, namely, Degeneration of Civilization, Humanity Reversion and Abandonment of Sacrament and Wisdom. Those views ignite the disputes and arguments later on. Hence, in modern times, there are still numerous understandings and interpretations. It is no doubt that it has the great influence on the history of Chinese ideology.