亚里士多德与法家法治思想之比较

亚里士多德和法家都强调法律的作用，主张法治，反对人治，因而其法治思想存在着诸多相同或相似之处。尽管如此，两者在为何实行法治（法治的理论基础）、如何实现法治（法治的主要内容）以及通过法治要达到什么目标（法治的最终目的）等许多方面尚存在重大分歧。分析、研究两者的异同及其原因，不但对于理解中国与西方不同的法哲学传统，而且对于建设现代化的法治国家都具有重要意义。

A Comparison of Aristotle's Law Ideas and the Legalists' Law Theories

Both Aristotle and the Legalists held that a country should be ruled by law, not by man. So, their theories have the sameness in many aspects. But Aristotle's law ideas have many important differences with the Legalists, for example why a country should be ruled by law(the theory base of ruling-by-law), how to rule a country by law(the main contents of ruling-by-law), and what was the final goal(the aim of ruling-by-law). A research into such differences and similarities is of great significance not only to understanding the different law traditions of the East and the West, but also to constructing socialist countries ruled by law