本文探討自然一概念的詞性，以及其中所蘊含的文法哲 學意涵。自然的概念史由先秦道家建立開始，歷經與儒家、佛教之 對話，在20 世紀開始也面臨與西方文化的間文化對話。本文即探討 在此一當代情境下，自然概念如何透過西方哲學（尤其是海德格哲 學）而有新的開展。

This essay aims to explore the syntactical feature of the idea “ziran” and its implied philosophical meaning. The history of the idea “ziran” starts off with Daoist thought in ancient China and evolving through dialogues with Confucian and Buddhist thought. In the twentieth century, the idea of “ziran” joined the inter-cultural dialogue of which western culture is the main interlocutor. I intend to contribute to the history of the idea “ziran” by advancing our understanding of its certain grammatical feature through the lens of Heidegger philosophy.