至柔、至朴、至虚——老子对个体生命的关切

Utmost Tenderness, Utmost Simplicity, and Utmost Emptiness--On Laozi s concern for individual lives

老子对个体生命问题高度关切,他聚焦于个体生命的存在、延续和它的价值与意义。老子从个体生命的理想人格出发,对个体生命的理想状态进行设定,这一思路既实现了道的终极性,也把道作为一种非道德的制约因素,从而构建起了一个理想社会的方案。

Laozi was highly concerned about individual lives and focused on their existence and continuation as well as their value and meaning. Starting from the ideal personality of individual lives, Laozi defined the ideal state of individual lives. Such a line of thought accomplished the ultimateness of Tao as well as taking Tao as a non - moral restricting factor, thus constructing a plan for an ideal society.