试论西方法律文化中的正义观

On the Concept of Justice in Western Legal Culture

长期以来,正义问题一直是人们议论的热点和争议的中心。作为一种价值理念,正义在不同时期、不同国度有着不同的内涵。本文试着从古希腊时期——近代——当代这样一个历史的角度来粗略探讨一下西方法律文化中的正义观,力求探索到其中的思想轨迹,使之对我们的思想有所启迪。

For a long time,justice has been a hot topic for discussion and debate.As a notion of value,justice has different connotations at different times in different periods.This paper attempts from the angle of ancient,modern and contemporary Greece to discuss the concept of justice in western legal cluture,trying to grope its thinking orbit and making it enlightening to our minds.