:吸取文化人类学的研究成果 ,从思想观念发展演进的角度 ,对老子之道的起源进行了探讨 ,认为气是道的原型 ,它们都是从更古老的灵魂观念发展而来。老子之道在中国思想发展中的意义在于 ,他用道这样一个自然、世俗的观念取代了宗教观念 ,是自然主义对宗教思想的一次革命 : Drawing on the research results of cultural anthropology, from the perspective of the development and evolution of ideas and concepts, we discuss the origins of Lao Tzu’s approach and argue that qi is the prototype of Tao, all of which evolved from the older concept of souls. The significance of Lao Tzu in the development of Chinese thought lies in that he replaces religious concepts with such a natural and secular concept as Tao, and is a natural revolution in religious thought