中国近代“法理学”、“法律哲学”名词考述

The Terms of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy in Modern China

在中国,"法理"古已有之。但"法理学"、"法律哲学"名词则自域外传入,并为中国法学家所广泛认知与界定。总体而言,不仅存在着"法理学"与"法律哲学"概念的错混,而且在实质上,"法理学"理论的发展,比"法律哲学"更见成效。

While the term of Fali （principles of law） was coined in ancient China, the terms of jurisprudence and legal philosophy were introduced from abroad and have been widely accepted and defined by Chinese jurists. However, people often confuse the two concepts. And indeed, it seems that the theory of jurisprudence has gained a greater momentum that that of legal philosophy.