“人心惟危”--清华简《系年》“蔡哀侯娶妻于陈”章解析

“The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately sick”-an Analysis on the Chapter of Pathetic Duke Cai Married in State Chen from Tsinghua Bamboo Slips of The Chronicles

清华简《系年》乃周太史儋(老子)为楚威王所作;“蔡哀侯娶妻于陈”章的意义在于通过蔡哀侯、息侯、楚文王之间的纠葛与仇恨展示出虚荣、好色、嫉妒、怨恨、报复、贪婪、嗜杀等“人心”(不良心理)的危害性,提醒读者和后人加以克制。