今本《尹文子》的內容涉及了名、法、道、儒各個學術集團的思想，歷來已有不少討論，包括對於版本、年代、學術思想歸屬等等。本文主要從「名定分明」一詞入手，討論《尹文子》如何發展其「名形－名實－名分－名定分明」的思考。同時，本文以「思想匯集」作爲面對這個文本的基本思考，由此簡單地討論《尹文子》關於政治角色的分界職能與政治統治的基本思想。《尹文子》在名學的出發點上展開了知識與治理的對話，同時，也適度地反映了戰國時代思想與思想之間的融合。

This article deals with the political thought of Yin Wen Zi. We leave open the question of the academic school to which this text belongs as well as the question of when this text had been written down.We find the core thesis of Yin Wen Zi is to make clear boundaries in all dimensions of public affairs. We also realize that the understanding above dwells on the epistemological concern of Yin Wen Zi. Taoism, accompanied by Confucianism and Legalism, has been taken as the basic foundation of this text. Yin Wen Zi argued that adequate dialogue and correct interaction between the name (Ming 名) and reality (Shi 實) formed good governance. By emphasizing the fusion of Taoist philosophy with legal philosophy, Yin Wen Zi constructed a natural political ruling system within the ruling system of the monarchy for emperors that were searching for a good (or even ideal) political order.