新譯老子解義

by Lao Tzu, 吳怡 (Annotator)

有關《老子》的注解與著述，自古至今少說也有幾百種，對後人而言確實是一筆豐富的資產，但其中許多紛紜複雜的考證和妙絕言詮的玄談，又往往使人望而卻步。本書跳脫一般古籍的注釋形式，吳怡教授以語譯和豐富的解義，透過不斷自問的方式，把問題一層層地剝開。有些問題也許並非老子所料及，但卻是通過老子的提示，用現代人的思考，面對現代人的環境而開展出來的。本書是希望了解《老子》真義，而能用之於自己生活、思想上的讀者的最佳選擇。

【作者簡介】
吳怡
一九三九年生，浙江青田人。國立臺灣師範大學中文系學士，文化大學哲學碩士，國家文學博士。曾任文化大學哲學系及研究所主任，現任美國加州整體學研究所教授，專授《易經》、儒家、道家、禪宗及中國哲學史等課程。著有《禪與老莊》、《逍遙的莊子》、《中庸誠的哲學》、《哲學演講錄》、《公案禪語》、《中國哲學史話》、《中國哲學發展史》、《新譯老子解義》、《新譯莊子內篇解義》、《生命的轉化》等中文著作二十餘冊，並有《老子翻譯》、《禪心》、《中國哲學的術語》、《關心茶》、《易經與易德》等英文著作五冊。

465 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Lao Tzu (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ; Wade-Giles: Laosi; also Laozi, Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Lao Zi, Laocius, Lao Ce, and other variations) was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tao Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of the Taoist religion, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones". Laozi translated literally from Chinese means "old master" or "old one", and is generally considered honorific.

According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BCE. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthesis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 5th-4th century BCE, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period. As a result of being a a central figure in Chinese culture, both nobility and common people claim Lao Tzu in their lineage.