中国社会公德的集体主义蕴涵

On the Collective Connotation of Chinese Social Public Morals

社会公德是公民在社会活动中应该遵循的基本行为准则。社会公德认同的是公共规则,追求的是公共利益,保障的是公共秩序,折射的是公共价值。集体主义是一种主张公益优先于私利,公共善优先于个人权利的价值观。集体主义与社会公德一样,以维护个人利益为起点,以维护公共利益为归宿。因此,当代中国的社会公德蕴含着深厚的集体主义价值理念。

Social morality is the basic code of conduct to be observed by citizens in social activities. It i-dentifies common rules, pursues the public interest, protects public order and reflects public value. Collectivism is a kind of value which proposes that public interest takes precedence over self-interest and public good over individual rights. Collectivism, similar to social public morality, begins with the safeguard of personal interests and ending in the maintenance of the public interest. Therefore, the contemporary Chinese social morality contains deep collectivist values.