庄子相对主义者说辨析

The argument on the opinion of ZhuangZi is a relativist

从认识论角度来看,庄子肯定事物客观性、承认差异性,同时又致力于用差异消解人为定义的、用于判断真理的普遍标准。庄子的思想带有一定的相对主义倾向,但他的这种倾向是有所针对的,那就是反对当时各家学派的绝对主义,庄子试图把一切急功近利的思想化解于那个永恒的、独立的"道"的境域,认为只有"道"才是世间万物的唯一归属。过去学界多把庄子定义为相对主义的代表,研究者多从"否认一切事物的真实性和真理性"的角度诟病庄子的学说,显然是欠妥当的。

From the perspective of epistemology, ZhuangZi admitted the objectivity and the differences of things, while trying to use the differences of things to dispel the common standards, which was used to define and judge by human to ex- plain the truth. ZhuangZi＇s thought had a certain tendency of relativism, but his certain tendency was aimed to against the absolutism of other thoughts. He attempted to settle radical thoughts and give explanation of ＂Tao＂, which was a kind of in- dependent existence of the eternal. He thought Tao is the origin of all things. The academic used to regarding ZhuangZi as a representative of the relativism and giving the negative evaluations to ZhuangZi in the aspects of denying the authenticity and the truthfulness is unreasonable.