《君主论》的现代政治释义

马基雅维里的《君主论》自诞生以来就争议不断,从现代政治学的视角来考量《君主论》在现代政治谱系中的位阶,依旧颇具意义。《君主论》在字里行间始终流露出一种对道德的漠视和对现实权力的强烈渴望,这为现代政治学＂权力政治＂出场和＂价值理性与工具理性之争＂埋下伏笔;《君主论》中展现的马氏政体观,政治与合法性之关系,政治传播观念和军事建制等都对现代政治统治艺术贡献良多;《君主论》之后,随着现代政治实践中＂马基雅维里主义＂的出场,也引发了一场道德合理性与权力合法性之间的内在冲突,如何正确界分马基雅维里思想与＂马基雅维里主义＂,亦需正本清源,重新回归《君主论》。

Interpretation of The Prince from Modern Political Perspective

Since the publication of Machiavelli＇s The Prince,it has always caused lots of controversy,and still has great significance to consider its own position in modern political history.Firstly,there was a strong desire for rights and ignorance for morality in The Prince,which paved the way for the appearance of ＂power politics＂ and ＂the argument between value rationality and instrument rationality＂;secondly,it showed many practical skills,including regime concept,relationship between politics and legitimacy,political communication technology and so on,which contributed a lot to modern political governance;thirdly,as later generations put forward ＂Machiavellism＂,how to distinguish and define the real concept of Machiavelli and the ＂Machiavellism＂ requires us to review the The Prince.