论集体主义的历史特征及其生命力——从集体主义与个人主义的关系说起

On Historical Characteristics of Collectivism and Its Vitality——from the View of Relations between the Collectivism and the Individualism

作为新的价值观,集体主义与个人主义是有本质区别的,它们分别植根于不同的社会关系基础上,有着不同的历史特征;但是,前者对后者又有着深刻的历史继承关系,集体主义充分吸取了个人主义的有价值因素,所以,集体主义是比个人主义更高层次的价值观。集体主义的这个形成过程,使它具有了比个人主义更强大的生命力。

As new values, the collectivism is different from the individualism on essence. They having different historical characteristics, respectively takes roots in the different social relations. However, the former also has the profound historical inherit relations to the latter. The collectivism fully absorbed the valuable factors from the individualism. Therefore, the collectivism is the system of higher level values compared to the individualism. This forming process of collectivism enable it to have a more formidable vitality compared to the individualism.