由罗经看中国传统自然哲学观

On the Traditional Natural Philosophy Ideas from the Perspective of Compass

罗经,中华民族的古老仪器之一,用于堪舆、航海等领域。因堪舆学说在发展过程中,掺杂了迷信说教,作为堪舆工具的罗经也由此愈加神秘。罗经的盘面文字内容涵盖了中国古代的天文历算、地理物候等诸多学科的知识,承载了这些学科的“综合数据”。本文在追溯罗经源流、梳理罗经的盘面信息与脉络原点的基础之上,厘清了堪舆与罗经的关系,进而解析罗经思想系统中所映射出的传统自然哲学观念。平心而论,罗经反映了中国古人探索世界的历史进程,是中国传统自然哲学观的物态表现。罗经及其承载的思想,体现出华夏先民追寻与自然对话、与自然和谐相处的、可持续发展的自然哲学观。对此,今人应该秉承客观中正的态度,去芜存菁地解析、承继(扬弃)。

The compass is one of the ancient instruments in China,which is used in geomantic omen,navigation and other fields.Because mixed with superstition,during the development of geomantic omen,the compass as a tool becomes more mysterious.The text on the compass covers the knowledge of many subjects of ancient Chinese astronomy,calendar,geography and phenology,and carries the comprehensive data of these subjects.Based on tracing the origin of the compass,combing the compass surface information,this article clarifies the relationship between geomantic omen and the compass,and then analyzes the traditional natural philosophy ideas reflected in the thought system of the compass.To be fair,the compass reflects the historical process of the ancient Chinese people’s exploration of the world,which is the physical manifestation of the traditional Chinese natural philosophy.The compass and its carrying thoughts reflect the natural philosophical view of the Chinese ancestors’pursuit of the sustainable development and harmonious coexistence with nature.Today,we should uphold the objective and neutral attitude,while remove impurities and retain the essence.