王充在《论衡》中经常讲到“气”。“气”是王充哲学中的重要概念。因此,我们要探讨王充的哲学,就必须全面系统地研究一下王充气论思想。一、气在宇宙间的地位从战国到两汉,很多哲学家使用过“气”这个概念,但他们所赋予它的含义却不尽相同。《管子·内业篇》讲的“精气”和《荀子·王制篇》讲的“水火之气”是物质性的,而《孟子·公孙丑上》讲的“浩然之气”则属精神性的。在王充的思想中,“气”究竟是什么呢?它在宇宙间处于什么地位? 首先,我们可以看到,王充经常把“气”和有形体的物相对为言,例如他说: “非物则气”(《纪妖》); “不为物,则为气矣”(《论死》); Wang Chong in the “Lun Heng” often talked about “Qi.” Qi is an important concept in Wang Chong’s philosophy. Therefore, if we want to explore Wang Chong’s philosophy, we must study Wang Chongqi’s thought comprehensively and systematically. I. The Status of Qi in the Universe From the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, many philosophers used the notion of “qi,” but their meanings were different. The Spirit of Water and Fire as described by Guan Zi and Pioneers, is a matter of substance, while the spirit of noble spirit spoken of in Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang is spiritually . What is “qi” in Wang Chong’s thought? What position does it have in the universe? First of all, we can see that Wang Chong often compared “qi” with the physical object, for example, he said “ Things are gas ”(“ Ji demon ”);“ not things, then gas carry on ”(“ on death ”);