老子的民本思想及其意义

On Laotzu's People-Oriented Thought and Its Value

老子民本思想的前提是民众具有自生自化能力,核心是以民为本,特点是自由放任,基本方法是清净无为。老子的民本思想有其重要的理论价值和现实意义。它的价值主要在于,他把民众的生产和生活看作是自然而然的,是与生俱来的,不要过多干预他们的活动。他对为政者提出的基本要求也很有教益。他的民本思想过于理想化。

The premise of Laotzu＇s people - oriented thought is that people have the self - creating and self - evolving ability, its core is people - oriented, its characteristic is laissez - faire, and its basic method is keeping a tranquil state of mind and taking no action. Therefore, his people - oriented thought is of great value both theoretically and practically. Its value mainly lies in that he regarded the production and life of people as the natural things that exist when they were born, and thus their activities should not be interfered too much. Meanwhile, his suggestions for administrators are also highly instructive and beneficial. However, his people - oriented thought is overly utopian.