政治哲学的“规定”及其当代性

与“什么是哲学”的答案始终悬而未决一样，“什么是政治哲学”这个问题也为学界争论多年而从未有过“公论”。可以明确的是，尽管政治哲学是具有深远历史传统和丰厚思想资源的研究领域，但将这种研究领域命名为政治哲学却是现代学科构建过程中的晚近事件。以现代政治的现实视角对古典政治哲学的回顾和归纳大致界定了政治哲学的本性、研究对象与致思方式，也在古典与现代的贯通中明晰了政治哲学的当代性。可以说，

What is Political Philosophy

＂What is political philosophy？＂, like ＂what is philosophy？＂ , is a question without an ultimate answer. The answers can only be found in the differences and consensus in different discour- ses. Therefore, the recent revival and development of political philosophy only made the understand- ing of political philosophy more diverse and complex, which is clearly shown in these articles follow- ing. ＂The Two Concepts of Marx＇s Political Philosophy＂ explains the phenomena of dichotomy in the understanding of Marx＇s political philosophy concept from the dichotomy of politics. It then from the horizon of communism argues that there are two kinds of concept of Marx＇s political philosophy, polit- ical philosophy of friendship and political philosophy of struggle. Starting from the changes of philoso- phy and politics in the contemporary society, ＂Political Philosophy as the First Philosophy＂ puts forward the proposition , and on the base of post-metaphysical practical mode of thinking , views political philosophy as the philosophical thinking of the possible life of human community. It creates, invents and defends the basic ideas of human community. ＂The＇Definition~ of Political Philosophy and its Contemporary Meaning＂ outlines the different understandings of political philosophy from the perspectives such as the research object, way of thinking, and so on. It argues that grasping the contemporary meaning of political philosophy is an effective way to understand political philosophy. At the end, it points out that the theory of justice is the typical form of contemporary political philosophy, which is very different from the classical political philosophy.