多元主义与自由主义的内在统一性:伯林论题之考辩

Internal Integrity between Pluralism and Liberalism: On Berlin's Propositions

多元主义与自由主义能否统一,是伯林试图在多元主义基础上为自由主义予以重构在西方学界所引发的争议性论题,也是伯林的理论建构成功与否的关键所在。虽然多元主义与自由主义在逻辑上并不存在必然联系,但这并不意味着二者之间就一定不可调和。实际上,关于多元主义和自由主义之内在统一性思想散见于伯林关于哲学本质、历史研究和政治实践等方面的一系列见解之中。对此进行必要的梳理和审读可以有助于洞窥伯林式自由主义的理论自洽性和学术创建性。

Whether pluralism can unify liberalism is the controversial focus which was initiated in the western academic circles after Berlin tried to reconstitute liberalism on the basis of pluralism, and is also the key which will determine whether Berlin's theoretical construction succeeds or not. Although there is no logical relationship between pluralism and liberalism, it does not mean they can not be reconciled. The internal integrity between them can be constructed through unscrambling Berlin's opinions about philosophy nature, history and political practice. The analysis of these is conductive to know Berlin's theoretical self-consistency and academic creation of liberalism.