中华传统文化中的“天下为公”及其现代回响

"天下为公"是中国传统文化中产生了恒久影响并具有普遍价值的内核,它体现着中华大社会共同体在其历史生活中蕴含和表现出来的价值追求。这种价值观及相应的社会、政治、伦理思想,在先秦思想家中已经形成,在帝制时代经历了复杂的嬗变但要旨得以保持,在现代中国的兴起中继续构成深沉的历史文化基础。当代中国的社会文化建设,需要深切体察中国文化中"天下为公"的文化基因,追求公共权力运作的普遍合理性,严格制约公权力的私有化,在公私张力场域把握合理的中道。

The Idea of Tianxia weigong in Traditional Chinese Culture and Its Modern Impacts

The idea of Tianxia weigong(everything under Heaven is public)is the core of traditional Chinese culture that has been bringing consistent influences to the practices of Chinese people in history.It reflects the fundamental appeal of Chinese social community.This idea and its connected social,political and ethical thoughts appeared in as early as the pre-Qin era and experienced complicated transformations during the imperial age of Chinese history,yet remained relevant and became a part of the direct backgr...