论柏克的自由观——基于柏克对英、美、法三国革命态度的比较分析

通过对柏克在英、美、法三国革命态度上的比较分析,指出他在政治价值观上始终尊重基于英国革命背景下有着历史传承的“自由”,认为美国革命中的“自由”是这种精神的延续,而法国革命是对“自由”精神的背弃和践踏,是一种新型的专制.文章试图通过比较分析揭示柏克自由观的理论意义和当代价值,他的自由带有鲜明的民族性和阶级性,这种自由观也成为英国保守主义的重要内容,它对财产权的关注、对社会各阶层利益的强调、中庸调和的思想、对宪法权威的尊崇以及由此而形成的渐进的社会变革思想对我们当下的政治实践仍是十分有益的.

Burke＇s View on Liberty——Comparative Analysis among the English,American and French Revolution

Burke had different opinions on the English, American and French revolution. Through the comparative analysis among his view on revolution of the three countries, we can find he was a uniform man on his liberal thought. He sustained the liberty tradition of England, with a consideration of Americans had the same liberal thought with the English, and firmly resisted the French revolution which on his side violated the British Liberty and became a new type of liberty. His liberty, featured obviously national and classical character, had become a main content of the English conservatism. It is very help- ful to our political practice that pays close attention to the property, different interests, harmonic thought, constitutions.