庄子死亡观成因分析

Cause Analysis of Chuang-Tzu＇s Thanatopsis

纵观中国先秦哲学,对死亡问题予以直面且从理论高度进行论述的,道家的庄子是表现得最为突出的一个。庄子以"道""气"为理论手段建构了他独特的死亡观——人的生、死是气聚散的表现,死是对"道"的回归。这种"气化论"死亡观,在一定程度上不仅可以起到淡化死亡恐惧的作用,而且对生死的形上探讨也有一定的理论意义。庄子的死亡观看似为"谬悠之说,荒唐之言,无端崖之辞",实则其产生却是建立在一定的现实和理论基础之上的。

Through a general survey of the Chinese pre-Qin philosophy, Taoist Chuang-Tzu is the most prominent one who faced the problem of death directly and discussed it in the theoretical height. Chuang-Tzu created his unique thanatopsis by the theoretical means of ＂Tao＂ and ＂Qi＂, which mentions that life and death are the meeting and parting of ＂Qi＂and that death is just the return to ＂Tao＂. This thanatopsis about the ＂the theory of Qihua＂can not only play a role in weakening the fear of death to some extent, but also have some theoretical significance to discuss the form of life and death. This thanatopsis seems to be like some ＂fallacy, absurd words, and groundless judgment＂, however, it is actually based on some certain reality and theoretical basis.