亚里士多德“法治”思想与中国法家“法治”思想之比较

Comparing Aristotle's "Law" Thought with China's Legist "Law" Thought

亚里士多德以法律的正当性论证法律的权威性,追求法律的价值理性。法家把法作为治世、驭民的工具,强调法律的现实作用。二者有着历史背景迥异的经济基础和文化传统,对二者的比较对理解中国法治现代化具有特别的意义。

Aristotle demonstrated the authority of law with its justice, seeking for the value sense of law. Legalist considers law as the tool of governing the country, and emphasizes the realistic function of law. Both have its economic basis and culture tradition with widely different historic background. The comparing to the both has special meaning to understand Modernization of Chinese law.