自由与平等的张力运动在资本语境下的历史演进

The Historical Evolution of Freedom and Equality in the Context of Capital

纵观西方资本主义社会的历史演进,自由与平等的价值天平,从资产阶级革命时期平行并列的"均衡"态势,经由自由资本主义时期逐步向自由倾斜,及至当代,这一"失衡"之势又有了某种意义上的"调和"色彩。我们以西方政治思想史为分析文本,以资产阶级革命、自由资本主义、垄断资本主义以及福利国家以来等4个时期为逻辑进路,在审视资本语境下自由与平等间张力运动的同时,展望自由与平等价值张力运动的未来走向。

In the course of the development of capitalist societies, the balance between freedom and equality during the capitalist revolution eventually slanted to freedom during the age of free capitalism. In modem time, this imbalance is in a sense gaining harmony. Based on the analysis of the history of Western thoughts and politics which can be roughly divided into four periods ： the ages of capitalist revolution, free capitalism, monopoly capitalism and welfare countries, this essay inspects the tension movement of freedom and equality in the context of capital and envisions the trend of this movement in the future.