在经验和理性之间——“新宪政论”述评

新宪政论通过对制度权力进行创新性探索,将政治制度的功能定位从传统宪政主义理想化的"有限政府目标"扩展到"设计制度解决社会问题"和"促进普遍的社会福利"等方面,将制度设计视为一个人人参与的长期的社会事业,充分肯定了人在制度安排中的主观能动作用.最后,新宪政论为培养"公民美德"指出了新的方向.所有这些对中国的社会主义宪政建设颇具启示意义.

Between Experience and Reasonableness --Comments on the New Constitutionalism

The new constitutionalists made a creative investigation on the institutional power.They tried to expand the function of the political institution from the "limited government" to "a solution to social problems" and "a promotion of the universal social welfare".They regarded the design of institution as a perennial social project in which every person can participate actively.At last,the new constitutionalists pointed out a new direction for developing the "citizen virtue".All of these are enlightening to the construction of constitutional government in China.