从《秋水》意趣看“逍遥”之境——庄子《逍遥游》臆说

An Interpretation of Free Traveling through a Study of Autumn Water

庄子《逍遥游》之文,历来多有歧见。笔者以为悟得《秋水》意趣,才可达于"逍遥"之境。《秋水》表达了庄子对宇宙图式的猜想和对人的根本处境的理解,"井蛙"之喻与柏拉图"洞穴"之喻异曲同工,而《逍遥游》其实是一个思想者庄严的人生宣言,他向世界宣告了自己生命的意义及生存的法则。他告诉人们:人,只有不断突破环境及自身的局限才可达到逍遥的自由境界。

Scholars concerned have controversial views on Free Traveling by Zhuang-Zi. The author of this paper holds that only through a thorough understanding of Autumn Water can we interpret Free Traveling. Autumn Water, in the author's opinion, reveals Zhuang-Zi's speculation about the universe and understanding of mankind. Zhuang-Zi's metaphor of 'the frog at the bottom of a well' and Plato's metaphor of 'Cave' have the same meaning. Thus, Tree Traveling is a solemn declaration of a thinker: we can obtain complete freedom only through freeing ourselves of all restrictions.