西方封建概念的流变

A Historical Account of the Concept of "Feudal" in the West

在中国,"封建"一词至少有4种含义,即中国古典意义上的、西方语境下的、社会形态意义上的和政治意识形态范畴内的。这4种含义的存在和它们之间不同程度上的交织,最终造成了"封建"的乱象在中国内地的出现和泛滥。无论从哪个方面来说,这种语义上的混乱都和西方封建概念的东来存在着密切的关系。因而,系统考察一下封建概念在西方以及经典马克思主义者那里的真实界定和它的变迁情况,进而与我们现在所言说的封建作一番比较就显得很有必要了。

In China,there are at least four meanings about the concept of ＂feudal＂,that is,the classical Chinese definition,the Western definition,the ideological definition and the political definition.The existence of the four meanings and their mixture at different levels have led to the confusion of this concept in the mainland of China.This semantic confusion is closely related to the introduction of the concept of ＂feudal＂ from the West.Thus,.it is necessary to give a systematic and comparative study of its exact meanings and changes in the West and in the classic works of Marxism and in our understandings.