“庄子是谁”四说献疑

＂庄子是谁＂,即历史上那个叫做＂庄子＂的人究竟是《庄子》中哪些内容的作者这一问题,是一个非常棘手的历史难题。对此,学界主要有四种认识：其一,庄子乃内篇的作者;其二,庄子乃外杂篇的作者;其三,庄子乃《庄子》中一部分内容的作者;其四,庄子乃《庄子》一书的作者。然而,这四说的主要依据,包括内篇精深外杂浅俗说、内篇与外杂篇必有一伪说、刘笑敢来自汉语词汇发展规律的证明等,都存在一定的漏洞。以上四说的漏洞,意味着＂庄子是谁＂的问题并没有真正得以解决。因此,基于一种相对审慎的考虑,不妨将庄子看作《庄子》文本统一组织下的一个作者符号。

Doubts towards Four opinions on"Who is Zhuangzi"

"Who is Zhuangzi" is a very difficult question.Scholars have four different opinions on the question: the first is Zhuangzi is the author of inner chapters;the second is Zhuangzi is the author of the outer chapters and miscellaneous chapters;the third is Zhuangzi is the author of parts of Zhuangzi;the forth is Zhuangzi is the author of Zhuangzi.However,the main evidences of the four opinions all have some deficiencies.The deficiencies mean the question "Who is Zhuangzi" is not solved yet,therefore any parts of Zhuangzi should not be neglected.Based on a relatively reliable consideration,we might as well regard Zhuangzi as a symbol of author or authors of Zhuangzi.