论休谟的经验保守主义政治思想

Hume's Political Thought Of Empirical Conservatism

大卫·休谟是18世纪英国伟大的哲学家、思想家。在政治领域,休谟也形成了独具特色的与哲学交织的政治思想,对西方政治体制构建影响深远。休谟在国家起源问题上对自然状态下的逻辑演进以及自然法理念下的社会契约论进行了批判,基于人性为政府制度设计提出了著名的“无赖假定”产生了重大的影响。文章通过对休谟政治思想的论述与分析,理解与把握休谟政治思想的内涵与价值。

David Hume was one of the great English philosophers and thinkers of the 18th century.In the political field,Hume also formed a unique and philosophically intertwined political thought,which had a profound impact on the construction of the Western political system.Hume's critique of the logical evolution of the state of nature and the social contract theory under the concept of natural law on the origin of the state had a significant impact on the famous"rogue hypothesis"based on human nature for the design of the government system.Through the discussion and analysis of Hume's political thought,this paper understands and grasps the connotation and value of Hume's political thought.