中西方功利主义政治哲学之比较分析

A Comparative Study on Political Philosophy of Utilitarianism in China and West

功利主义作为一门完整的政治哲学体系,虽然成熟于19世纪的英国,但从其发展来看则有着一段漫长历史。而在这段漫长的发展史中,中西方功利主义政治哲学虽然同属于一种理论学派,并且在理论的逻辑起点、价值原则及外在彰显上具有着一致性,但双方却因为彼此地域的差异、以及由此所产生的社会、历史及文化环境的差异,导致了二者保有一致性同时,又在思维方式、价值取向及治国原则上存在着彼此的差异性,而也正是因为这些差异性的存在,决定了二者不同的发展路向。

As a complete system of political philosophy,utilitarianism had a long history of development though it was ripe in the 19th century. In this long history,political philosophy of utilitarianism in China and in the West belonged to the same school, and had some identical characters in logic starting point, values and external expression. But they also had some differences in mode of thinking, value trend and principle of administer a country because of different regions and differences in society, history and cultural environment. Therefore these differences decided their development orientation.