老子是道家的鼻祖。老子所言“道”,为一整体,不可说;然其必即名言而显。道无处不显,然执于名迹,则失其真。道是一自然原则,但其本质上却是为“人”而设。老子从“观”的意义上讲道之无名与有名的统一。惟有“观”,才能开显道之本真意义。老子所谓“自然”、“无名”,无非是要在人伦或文明中保持住孝慈、忠信、慈俭等德性之本真内容。从这个角度看,它与儒家的精神本无实质上的冲突。 Lao Tzu is the originator of Taoism. I said “Tao” as a whole, can not be said; Road everywhere obvious, but stick to the name track, then lost its truth. Tao is a natural principle, but it is essentially for “people.” Lao Tzu from the “concept” in the sense of preaching and unification of the famous. Only the “concept”, can we open the true meaning of the road. What I call “nature” and “namelessness” is nothing more than the true content of morality such as filial piety, faithfulness, mercy and thrift in human relations or civilization. From this perspective, it has no real conflict with the Confucian spirit.