杨振宁思想的道家倾向

The Taoist Inclinations in the Thoughts of Chen Ning Yang

杨振宁曾坦承自己深受儒家文化的影响.同时他说自己也一直喜欢“真、纯、朴”三个字,而这几个字在道家思想体系中具有重要而特殊的意义.杨振宁在思想观点上一再与老子、庄子不期而遇,而且他没有儒家入世的权力欲,更无意愿缔造属于自己的学术帝国,这一切使得杨振宁不自觉地具有了若隐若现的道家气质.杨振宁思想中的道家倾向,从本质上说,来源于道家和科学家对于“自然”这同一对象的凝视、思考与研究.

Chen Ning Yang admits that he is deeply influenced by Confucian culture.However,he said that he has always liked the words truth(真),simplicity(朴),and purity(纯),these words also have impor-tant and special significance in the Taoist ideology;he met with Laozi(老子)and Zhuangzi(庄子)in the world of thoughts many times;he has not the desire for power as a Confucian to role the world,and he has no wish to create a academic empire of his own.All these made him unconsciously show the temperament of T aoist distinctly.The Taoist inclinations in Chen Ning Yang's thought,in essence,come from the research on the same object--Nature--by the Taoists and modern scientists.