玄牝象與原子論——東西方本原哲學的差異

Meta-Female Symbol and Atomic Theory: Differences between Oriental and Occidental Ontological Philosophy

Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.

人類的思維方式和知識體系表現爲語言文字形態，本原學術模式積澱爲文字類型之中的先民對所用語言結構的自發分析。本文引進語言文字分析比較法以追溯東西方哲學原型的差異，並延伸到相應的一系列文化領域。（1）西方屈折結構的語音繼起性導致了“音素論”或解析思維模式，東方孤立結構的語音共起性孕育了“音節論”或整體思維模式。（2）原始神祇崇拜是哲學之母，西方哲學是源於自然神崇拜的“物理哲學”，中國哲學爲源於祖先神崇拜的“倫理哲學”。語言分析模式是哲學之父，西方哲學的“原子論”與音素論同構，中國哲學的“玄牝象”與音節論同構。（3）老子之“道”本義赤子而兼指爲產道和產子，玄牝象以人倫化育之道比類萬物產生之道，再及統治權術之道。（4）語言結構與思辨模式存在相關性。西方“邏輯論”源於屈折結構表音文化，中國“意象法”源於孤立結構表意文化。（5）東西方的精神信仰、個體價值、社會組織、科學技術和藝術風格的差别，是語言分析、本原哲學和思辨模式差異在這些領域中的延伸。（6）祇有揭出中國文化的DNA，才能從根本上解釋幾千年來的歷史中國，恰當描寫東西方文化合流中的現代中國以及預見未來中國。

Man’s patterns of thought and knowledge systems are represented by linguistic morphology. The model of ontological academy is gathered and subsided as an automatic analysis of the structure of the current language by the primitives in typology of languages. The paper introduces an analytical and contrastive method of language to trace back the differences between Oriental and Occidental philosophical prototypes, and to extend into their respective cultural fields. (1) The speech ensuing of reflective structures of Occidental languages leads to “phonemic theory" or a parsing pattern of thought, while speech simultaneity of isolated structures of Oriental languages to “syllabic theory” or an integrated pattern of thought. (2) The worship of primitive gods is the mother of philosophy: Occidental philosophy originated from “physical philosophy” of the worship of natural gods, while Chinese philosophy from “ethic philosophy” of the worship of forefathers. The pattern of linguistic analysis is the father of philosophy: “atomic theory” of Occidental philosophy is isomorphic of phonemic theory, while “Meta-Female Symbol” of Chinese philosophy is of syllabic theory. (3) The denotation of “Dao”(道) of Laocius (老子) is a newborn baby, which means both the vagina and productivity, and “Meta-Female Symbol” compares the way of human ethic conversion and raising to the way of emerging all things, then to the way of ruling tactics. (4) There is a strong correlation between linguistic structures and patterns of speculation. Occidental "logic theory" originated from the culture in which sound is expressed by reflective structures, while Chinese "symbolic method" from the culture in which meaning is expressed by isolated structures. (5) The differences between Oriental and Occidental spiritual beliefs, individual values, social organizations, science and technology and artistic styles are the extension of the differences of linguistic analysis, ontological philosophy and pattern of thought in these fields. (6) Only when the DNA of Chinese culture is disclosed, can we interpret fundamentally a historical China with a several thousand years, and describe appropriately a modern China in the converging current between Oriental and Occidental cultures, and predicate exactly a future China.