“孔子难题”的法学意蕴

"父子相隐,直在其中"的"直"不是"正直"、"公正"而是通"值","等值"、"对等"、"值得"之意。"直在其中"不是否定法治,而是从最基本的人性和社会关系出发,指出法治的基本原则———法律回避和作证豁免权。"父子相隐,直在其中"也就揭示了事实判断和价值判断相冲突的法学领域的"孔子难题"。孔子既不是一个道德至上主义者,也不是一个法律至上主义者,这正是孔子作为思想巨人超越历史上的一般思想家之处。在当代,我们需要超越以往"儒法对立"理解的局限,而对孔子及儒家思想的智慧进行更深刻的理解,从而能够找到对人类社会治理具有普世价值的思想宝藏。

The Legal Connotations of Confucius's Paradox

In the verbally translated version of "Father and son conceal the fact mutually,with straightness in it",the meaning of "straightness" is not "uprightness",but that of "value","equivalence","equity",or "being worthwhile".The version of "with straightness in it" doesnt deny ruling by law but points out the basic principles of ruling by law on the basis of human nature and social relationship — the "principle of legal runaround" and "immunity of witness".The version of "Father and son conceal the fact mutually,with straightness in it" also reveals Confuciuss Paradox in legal realm that the judgment of facts conflicts with the judgment of value.Confucius wasnt a moral supremacist,neither was he a law supremacist.This is what Confucius exceeded the common thinker in history as a giant thinker.In the present age,we must surpass the limitations of the contradiction between Confucianism and Legalists in understanding the wisdom of Confucius and Confucianism profoundly,and to discover the treasure of thought that has the universal value for social fathering by human beings.