老子的三个核心概念与小国寡民的关系

Relationship between Laozi’s Three Core Concepts and his Thought of Small Country with Sparse Population

老子五千言最终目的指向他的理想制度——小国寡民,其中有三个关键概念对其塑造小国寡民起了关键作用:无、独立、相生。无,无文明的器械之利,百姓寡欲而无所获求。独立,小国寡民的国度独立,老死不与外界来往。相生,老子反其道而用之,回避执持一端的弊病。这三个概念彼此贯通形成一个整体,共同为小国寡民提供的理论合法性。

The ultimate purpose of Laozi’s Five Thousand Words lies in his ideal society,the small country with sparse population.Among them,three core concepts have played a key role in shaping the small country with sparse population,i.e.Wu(nothingness),Independence,and Mutual Promotion and Restraint.Wu,no civilization confinement,refers to the fact that all the people have no desire and no demand for abundant material.Independence refers to the fact that the country of small with sparse population is self-independent and people do not communicate with the outside world.Contrary to the common usage,Laozi’s Mutual Promotion and Restraint,refers to the fact that people should avoid extremity in his life.These three concepts are also interlinked,forming an holistic system and providing theoretical legitimacy for the thought of the small country with sparse population.