在先秦诸子中,道家的理论核心在于强调“道”是天地万物的起源和赖以存在的依据,于是称之为道家;法家的理论核心在于强调“法”是治理国家的根本手段,于是称之为法家。它们都是因其学说的主旨而得名。墨家则因其创始人墨翟之姓而得名。至于儒家何以称“儒”,历来有许多解释,但都欠圆满。 Among the pre-Qin philosophers, the core of Taoism lies in emphasizing that “Tao” is the basis for the origin and existence of all things in the world and is called Taoism. The core of the theory of Legalists lies in emphasizing that “law” is the fundamental means of governing the country, So called legal family. They are all named for the gist of their doctrine. Mohist is named after its founder, Mo Zhai’s surname. Confucianism, as Confucianism, has always had a lot of explanation, but they are less than perfect.