孔子仁礼观的基点在于个体道德自觉的培育,而老子主张用天地自然的大我取代以“概念思维二分对立化”的个体意识之小我。近年来,很多学者看到了儒家与道家思想的相通之处,重视挖掘儒道互补的一面。学者们认为老子并不反对孔子的仁义伦理,只是强调这种道德践履应该是自然流露而非刻意造作与伪饰。笔者对这种观点也是持肯定态度的。然而,笔者认为,虽然老子不反对仁义道德行为的开显与落实,但是在这种道德行为背后的发生机制上却还是与孔子有着区别。简单说来,孔子仁礼观的基点在于个体道德自觉的培育,而老子则并不重视 The basic point of Confucius’ righteousness lies in the cultivation of individual’s moral consciousness, while Lao Tzu advocates the self-consciousness of the individual with the concept of “dichotomy of conceptual thinking” replaced by the natural world. In recent years, many scholars have seen the similarities between Confucianism and Taoism, and paid attention to excavating the complementary aspects of Confucianism and Taoism. Scholars think that Lao Tzu did not oppose Confucius’s ethic of benevolence, but stressed that such moral practice should be natural rather than deliberate creation and disguise. I also hold a positive view of this view. However, I believe that although Lao Tzu does not oppose the opening up and implementation of the benevolent moral act, it still differs from Confucius in the mechanism behind this moral act. In simple terms, the basic point of Confucius’s view on courtesy lies in the cultivation of individual moral consciousness, while Laozi does not attach importance to