由严复悖论探析中国民主政治建设的独特路径

An Analysis on China's Distinctive Path to Democracy Construction:An Inspiration form Yan Fu's Ideological Paradox the Particular Path of Chinese Democracy

严复早期的"全盘西化"与晚期的"民主制不适于中国"之间的思想悖论启示着这样的真理:中国走向民主政治具有与西方不同的独特路径。在中国共产党领导的民主政治建设事业中,具有如下的规律性特征:首先,由于中国的政治改革是在"全球性"民主化大趋势中进行的,因此,社会主义民主政治的建构必须符合现代政治文明发展的规律性走向。其次,鉴于中国民主政治建设的特色在于"精英引领",因此,社会主义民主政治的实现有个"过渡性权威主导"的过程。最后,鉴于中国民主政治建设还具有"渐进性改革"的特色,因此,社会主义民主政治的建设应取"由党内民主带动社会民主"与"由基层民主逐步扩大到社会民主"的途径。

Ideological contradiction between Yan Fu＇s early ＂wholesale westernization＂ and his late ＂ democracy unsuitable to China＂ reveals the truth that China is taking a special path to democracy, which is different from the west. During the construction of democracy led by the CCP, the democracy in China has some regular features as follows： Firstly, China＇s political reform is in progress under the big trend of global democracy; therefore, the construction of socialist democracy must be in conformity with the regular trend of development of modern political civilization. Secondly, in view of the fact that China＇s construction of democracy is characterized by ＂elite-leading＂ , the realization of socialist democracy must undergo a process called ＂transitional authority leading＂. Finally, as the construction of China＇s democracy is featured by ＂ gradual reform＂, combination of ＂ promoting social democracy with intra-Party democracy＂ and ＂extending democracy gradually from social level to the grass-roots level＂ should be made to build socialist democracy.