Liezi (Lie Yukou) Resume – Dao(Taoist) Philosopher of Pre-Qin China
列子（列御寇）简历
Liezi (Lie Yukou) Resume – Dao(Taoist) Philosopher of Pre-Qin China
1. 核心身份 / Core Identity
- 学派归属：道家学派代表人物
- School: Leading figure of Taoist School
- 历史地位：前承老子，后启庄子
- Historical Status: Bridge between Laozi and Zhuangzi
- 道教尊称：冲虚真人（唐玄宗册封）
- Taoist Title: Chongxu Zhenren (Canonized by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang)
2. 生平信息 / Biography
| 项目/Item | 中文 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 活跃时期 | 约公元前450-375年（战国初期） | c. 450-375 BCE (Early Warring States) |
| 国籍 | 郑国（今河南郑州） | Zheng State (modern Zhengzhou, Henan) |
| 师承 | 壶丘子林、伯昏无人 | Teachers: Huzi, Bohun Wuren |
| 典故 | 御风而行、杞人忧天 | Riding the Wind, The Man Who Worried About the Sky |
3. 主要著作 / Major Works
- 《列子》（又称《冲虚真经》）
- Liezi (also known as Chongxu Zhenjing)
- 现存8篇：天瑞、黄帝等 | Extant 8 chapters: Signs of Providence, The Yellow Emperor, etc.
- 文本争议：部分学者认为含魏晋伪作
- Textual controversy: Possible Jin Dynasty interpolations
4. 核心思想 / Core Philosophy
① 贵虚学说 (Emptiness Doctrine)
- “虚者无贵也”
- “Emptiness values nothing”
② 生死观 (View on Life-Death)
- “生者死之根，死者生之根”
- “Life is death’s root, death is life’s root”
③ 宇宙论 (Cosmology)
- “有形者生于无形”
- “The formed is born from the formless”
5. 历史影响 / Historical Influence
- 对道教：
- 四大真人之一，《冲虚经》为道教四子真经
- One of Taoism’s Four Sages, Chongxu Jing as canon
- 对文学：
- 开创志怪小说先河
- Pioneer of supernatural tales
- 国际影响：
- “愚公移山”成为世界性寓言
- “The Foolish Old Man” as global parable
6. 现代研究 / Modern Studies
- 心理学：杞人忧天与焦虑症研究
- Psychology: Early record of anxiety disorder
- 物理学：御风而行的流体力学解读
- Physics: Aerodynamics in “Riding the Wind”
- 教育学：愚公精神的教育应用
- Education: Perseverance pedagogy