The Practical Verification of Low-Entropy Natural Civilization: A Systems-Philosophical Study of Laozi’s Thought through Sun Shuao and Yan Ying

摘要 / Abstract 本文从系统科学与文明演化的视角，重新审视老子哲学的实践性价值。不同于将《道德经》理解为道德劝诫或玄学隐喻，本文提出：老子哲学本质上是一套关于低熵系统治理与自然文明稳定性的元法则。通过对春秋时期两位政治实践者——孙叔敖与晏婴——的比较分析，本文揭示老子思想在真实政治系统中的可验证性。孙叔敖体现了“无争、稳态、抑制熵增”的系统稳定型人格；晏婴则展现出“谦和、缓冲、顺势而治”的系统调节型人格。二者构成老子政治哲学在不同治理维度上的互补实现。文章进一步在“老–杨创世纪宇宙观”框架下，建立“人法地、地法天、天法道、道法自然”的多层级同构模型，说明老子哲学并非历史偶然，而是符合宇宙系统、生态系统与社会系统共通法则的文明理性。本文最终指出：现代治理危机的根源，在于高熵绩效导向与对低熵政治人格的结构性排斥。 This paper revisits the practical value of Laozi’s philosophy from the perspectives of systems science and civilizational evolution. Unlike interpretations of the Dao De Jing as moral exhortation or metaphysical allegory, it argues that Laozi’s thought fundamentally embodies principles for low-entropy system governance and sustainable civilization. Through comparative analysis of two Spring and Autumn political practitioners—Sun Shuao and Yan Ying—the study demonstrates the empirical applicability of Laozi’s ideas. Sun Shuao exemplifies a “non-contentious, steady-state, entropy-suppressing” political personality, while Yan Ying manifests a “modest, buffering, adaptive” personality. Together, they represent complementary implementations of Laozi’s political philosophy across different governance dimensions. Further, within the Lao–Yang Genesis Cosmology framework, the paper establishes a multi-level isomorphism model—“Humankind Follows Earth, Earth Follows Heaven, Heaven Follows Dao, Dao Follows Nature”—indicating that Laozi’s philosophy aligns with universal, ecological, and social systemic laws. The study concludes that contemporary governance crises stem from high-entropy, performance-driven structures that marginalize low-entropy political personalities.