马克思早期正义观及其理论转型

Marx's Early View of Justice and Its Theoretical Transformation

公平正义是和谐社会建构的重要维度。在研究当代中国公平正义问题时,应当对研究的方法论前提予以批判性考察。回顾并梳理马克思早期在正义观问题上,从法哲学运思路径到历史唯物主义正义观的理论转型历程,可以提示我们:其一,研究社会公平正义问题须以唯物史观为指导,而决不能盲目追求话语的新异,忽视唯物史观在这一研究上的指导意义;其二,研究正义问题的出发点不是理性、人性以及由此生发出来的原则、观念、公理等,而是现实的物质生产实践。舍此,则不能准确地切中当代中国公平正义问题之实质。

Fairness and justice are important dimensions in constructing harmonious society. However, to study the issue of fairness and justice in contemporary China, a critical inspection on the methodological premise is necessary. An analysis of Marx＇s early view of justice and its transformation course in terms of thinking patterns from that of the philosophy of law to historical materialism reveals the following： First, studies of social justice should be under the guidance of historical materialism instead of blindly pursuing novel discourse; Second, the point of departure for studies of social justice is not rationality and humanity, or principles, concepts and axioms derived from them, but rather the practice of realistic material production. Otherwise, we shall not he able to accurately grasp the essential issues of fairness and justice in contemporary China.