A Study On The Ideological Elements Of Taoism In Zuozhuan

Zuo Zhuan,as the most important historical material to Study the spring and autumn society,is a Encyclopedia of the spring and autumn society.The spring and autumn society displayed in Zuozhuan contains a large number of Laozi’s ideological elements,such as "the material is strong,then the old","the movement against the Tao","the use of the weak"Tao" and "De" born under the influence of the spring and autumn ideological trend.The ideological elements of Laozi in Laozi,such as "the material is strong,then the old","the movement against the Tao","the use of the weak",are reflected in the comments,ideas and actions of the social figures in the spring and Autumn Period described in Zuozhuan for many times.Lao Tzu’s "Tao" is the sublimation of rational thinking in the spring and Autumn Period;Laozi’s "De" is in accordance with the concept of "De" with humanistic spirit in the spring and Autumn period.Laozi processed,refined,abstracted and sublimated these ideological elements that people had in the spring and Autumn period,and finally formed a part of his own ideological system.Based on the text of Zuozhuan,this paper discusses the ideas of "the material is strong,then the old","the movement against the Tao","the use of the weak" in the text,as well as the "Tao" and "De" under the ideological trend in the spring and Autumn Period.The analysis of these ideological elements has appeared in the spring and Autumn period,and Laozi’s thought is to further abstract,refine and sublimate them.The paper is divided into four parts:In the first chapter,"Zuo Zhuan" has the thought of "material is strong,then old".This chapter is the focus of this paper.First of all,starting from the text of Zuozhuan,this paper analyzes people’s understanding of the thought of "the material is strong,then the old" in the spring and autumn society.Then it analyzes people’s understanding of the thought of "the extremes of things must be turned against" in the political life of the spring and Autumn period.Finally,it analyzes people’s understanding of "moderation" and "control " in the spring and Autumn period.In the spring and autumn society,people have a deep understanding of the thought of "the extremes of things must be turned against".Laozi abstracted it to reach the height of philosophyThe second chapter is about the thought of "the movement of anti-Taoism" in Zuozhuan.This chapter is the focus of this paper.First of all,starting from the text of Zuozhuan,this paper analyzes the thought of the unity of opposites of the existing things in the spring and autumn society.Then,the thought of opposites and transformations of things in the spring and Autumn period was examined.Then it comes to the conclusion that in the spring and Autumn period,people had already had the thought of "the movement of anti Taoism".Laozi refined it to reach the height of philosophy.The third chapter is the thought of "the use of the weak" in Zuozhuan.This chapter is the focus of this paper.First of all,from the text of Zuozhuan,this paper analyzes the moral character of the monarch who suffered humiliation in the spring and Autumn period.Then it discusses the political measures of "showing weakness" of Zichan;Finally,it analyzes the application of the strategic policy of "showing weakness makes the enemy proud and arrogant" in the war;It is concluded that in the spring and Autumn period,people not only had the thought of "valuing softness",but also practiced it in social life.Laozi summarized and abstracted this thought,and finally came to the philosophy of "the use of the weak".Chapter four "Tao" and "De" in the spring and Autumn Period.First of all,analyzing the development of atheism and natural philosophy in the spring and Autumn period provides ideological preparation for the formation of Laozi’s theory of "Tao",and concludes that Laozi’s "Tao" is the distillation of rational thoughts in the spring and Autumn period.Then,the humanistic spirit in the view of morality and propriety in the spring and Autumn period is highlighted.The old "De" is consistent with the traditional "De" view.It is concluded that Lao Laozi is not a complete "sage without wisdom".A considerable part of Lao Laozi’s theory of "De " agrees with the tradition.Lao Laozi inherits the traditional view of "De ".In a word,by studying the speech,ideas and actions of people in the spring and Autumn Period in Zuo Zhuan,we can see that people already have the idea of "the movement of anti-Taoism","the material is strong,then the old","using the weak","Tao","De" and ideological elements in Lao Tzu’s thought.