论杨朱与当代中国人权建设

On YangZhu’s View and Its Importance to China’s Human Rights’Building

道家学者杨朱主张“贵己”、“为我”,他充分肯定了人存在于自然中的价值,并从另一角度论证了尊重人的独立性和自主性。由于特定的历史条件所限,这个主张在当时的政治法律中并未得以体现和发展。但社会的进步证明了这个主张顺应了历史发展的潮流。通过与西方法治学说作比较分析,得出了杨朱的人学与西方法治学说中的权利观念是相通的,西方的法治进程并因这种观念的影响而被推动发展。而古代中国的法律制度正是缺失了这种权利观念,才出现了与西方法治发展的巨大差距。因此,杨朱的人学思想对中国今天的法治建设,尤其是其核心———人权建设仍具有重要的借鉴意义。

YangZhu＇ s view about person is to admit everyone＇s merit existing in the nature, he stated that everyone should admire one＇ sown right and ability. Due to the restriction in the particular history period, this statement hadn＇t been developed in the legal system then. But by comparison with west legal view, it can be found that YangZhu＇ s view about person is the same with right - orientation spirit in the west legal system. Just because of this point, west Rule of Law developed greatly. On the oplxxsite, China＇ s fell behind for lacking this important one. So, YangZhu＇ s view about person can be borrowed for building China＇ s Rule of Law, especially its core Human Rights Building.