本文旨在說明老子雖然言及「無知」，但是沒有從全體上否定知識的價值，而是在提出新的替案。或有人會依據對「無知」的文字解讀來認為老子是在主張「反智性主義」和「愚民化」。對此，本文將指出其證據不足的問題。本文還將闡明老子批判當時將「部分」和「個別」進行區分的現實，提出「普遍」和「整體」的世間狀，啟發人以「不殆」與「為客」的和平。

This article aims to show that although Laozi mentioned no-knowledge (wuzhi 無知), he did not deny the value of knowledge as a whole, but rather he offered an alternative way to appreciating and obtaining knowledge. Some scholars, having paid too much attention to the literal reading of no-knowledge, claimed that Laozi advocated anti-intellectualism and the policy that makes people ignorant. In this paper, I argue that this claim is unfounded and unconvincing. My claim is that Laozi, who was very critical of the tendency to divide and individuate people in parts in his time, tried to lead the world and the people into a state of peace by presenting the worldview of the whole and universality.