中国古代的士阶层对社会政治、文化等都有重要影响 ,对先秦道家来源的探寻 ,也不可能离开士阶层。先秦时期的士阶层即是“游士”。所谓“游士”,首先指的是离宗国、去乡土 ,以文才武艺游移于列国间的士子 ;其次 ,先秦士阶层的社会地位名存实亡 ,因而他们上下游移 ,上可至“士大夫”,下则为“士庶人”;第三 ,是指游离于当时社会政治、文化生活之外的士子 ,即“隐士”。可以说 ,隐者群落的思想和行为孕育了道家学派。但道家并非一般的隐者 ,道家风骨集中体现在“避于俗世”、“隐于自然”。“避”是对外在世界的否定 ,“隐”则是对心性之自然的向往 The ancient taxonomies in China have an important influence on social politics, culture and so on. It is also impossible to search the source of pre-Qin Taoism from the class of scholars. Taxi class in the pre-Qin period is “tour operator.” The so-called “savant” first refers to those who departed from the country of origin, went to the native land, and wished to wushu to move among the nations; secondly, the social status of the pre-Qin class was in name only. Therefore, , And “common people” under it. Thirdly, it refers to the scholar who is free from the social politics and cultural life at that time, namely “hermit.” It can be said that the thoughts and behaviors of the hermit community gave birth to the Taoist schools. However, Taoism is not a typical hermit. Taoism is concentrated in “avoiding the earthly” and “hidden in nature.” “Avoiding” is the denial of the outside world, “hidden” is the natural longing for the nature of the mind