《老子》（又名《道德经》）是中国古代思想家与哲学家老子的著作，对中国乃至世界的影响十分深远。本书用公理化的方法诠释《老子》，在遵循原意的基础上做出基本假设、定义、公理并进行命题推理，突出了《老子》思想的逻辑体系，有助于人们准确地把握老子思想。
Laozi or Lao Tzu, also known as Dao De Jing or Tao Te Ching, is the Chinese philosophical classic written by Laozi, the great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher. It has had a substantial influence on China and even the world. This book adopts an axiomatic approach to the interpretation of Laozi by making some basic assumptions, definitions, axioms and propositional reasoning based on its original intention. It highlights the logical system of Laozi, and it’s helpful for people in understanding Laozi’s thought exactly.
目录
导读
第一章 引论
第二章 定义，基本假设，公理
第三章 明道篇
第四章 贵德篇
第五章 治国篇
第六章 摄生篇
跋一：人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然
跋二：怀念萧树铁教授
后记：道法自然，顺势而为
英译说明
Contents
Readers’ Guide
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Definitions, Assumptions and Axioms
Chapter Three: On Understanding the Dao
Chapter Four: On Cherishing Virtue
Chapter Five: On Governance
Chapter Six: On Preserving Health
Epilogue One: Man Models Himself on Earth, Earth on Heaven, Heaven on the Dao, and the Dao on Nature
Epilogue Two: Professor Xiao Shutie Will Live in Our Hearts
Postscript: Dao Models on Nature and Follows the Trend
Translators’ Notes
