亚当.斯密的自然观 ——-对《道德情操论》中nature的解读

自然是18世纪苏格兰启蒙运动关注的一个重要主题,也是亚当.斯密道德哲学的一个基 本命题。当时强大的自然法传统对斯密产生了重要影响,体现在斯密的重要著作《道德情操论》中。此书 对nature一词的不同区分和多重思考,反映出斯密试图建立所有国家法律一般准则的自然法理学的努 力,以及他不同于同时代其他哲学家的较为独特的自然观。这对于我们更好地理解斯密的道德哲学具有 重要的意义。

Adam Smith's Views of Nature: An Analysis on Nature in The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Nature is a very important theme of Scottish Enlightenment in the l8th- Century .It is also one of the fundamental subiects of Smith' s moral philosophy . Adam Smith was influenced deeply by the great tradition of natural lawat that time ,which is expressedin the magnumopus , The Theory of Moral Sentiments .In this book ,Smith distinguishes the uses of the ter m"nature" , and endows it with different meanings , which represent his efforts in establishing a theory of natural iurisprudence includi ng the general rules of all the laws and governments . All these endeavours ,with the distinct views of nature of Adam Smith ,render him different from other philosophers of his time .This paper is important for us to understand Smith' s views of Nature as well as his moral philosophy .