论中西古代财富思想暗合的五个维度

Ancient Wealth Theories in China and the West:Five Dimensions Related to Their Consistency

由于社会历史、政治、经济、文化与地理环境的不同,中西方古代社会人们在经济活动中所形成的财富思想也有着明显的分野。但人类追求财富的经济活动必然有着特定的一般性规律,因而,中西方古代财富思想在某些方面也必然存在着共同点。纵观中西古代财富思想,它们在五个维度上有着深刻的暗合。这五个维度是:开放的理论体系、彰显的伦理道德、关注人性、尊崇自然法原则、关注私有财产。

Due to their different social histories, political systems, economies, cultures and geographical environments, ancient Chinese people and Westerners vary in their wealth theories in the course of economic activities. Their economic activities ,which aim at pursuing wealth ,inevitably have some general and specific rules. Therefore, some common ground is bound to exist in their wealth theories. Throughout such theories, we can find out five dimensions related to their consistency, which include the open theoretical system, the emphatic ethical code, the concern for human nature,the principle of respecting the rule of nature and the interest in private property.