政治哲学视野中的制度评价

Institutional Assessment from the Perspective of Political Philosophy

对社会制度做出道德评价是政治哲学探讨的一个核心论题。根据西蒙斯关于正当性和证成性的概念区分,正当性关乎制度的产生方式,证成性则是指制度本身具备的良好品质。在证成性这个维度上,正义和稳定是两个不可缺少的方面。证成一种制度结构,就是要表明它不仅是正义的,而且具有"出于正当理由的稳定性"。

The moral assessment of social institutions is a core subject in political philosophy. According to the conceptual distinction made by Simmons,legitimacy is about the way in which an institution is established,while justifiability refers to the virtues that institution has. To justify an institution is to show that it is not only just but also 'stable for the right reasons. '