清末政治思想中的民论探析

The Analysis of "People" Thought in the Late Qing Dynasty

民论是清末政治改革思潮中的重要内容。在清末这一变动剧烈的时代中,人们对于民的认识发生了诸多变化,对当时及其后的政治发展产生了重要影响。清末的民论包括对民之地位与民之权利的论述等内容。清末民初思想家普遍认识到了民的重要性,对民的地位、民的权利进行了不同于传统民论的新的阐释。但对于民的能力却大多抱以悲观的态度,因此在是否给予民以充分的自由权利、提高普通民的政治地位问题上显现出迟疑和保守。

The theory of people is a major component of the trend of thought in late Qing Dynasty political reforms. In the late Qing Dynasty, there were numerous changes taking place which had a significant impact on the political development of China. The theory of people in the Qing Dynasty includes the discussion of the status and the fights of people and so on. Thinkers in late Qing Dynasty began to discuss the importance, position and fights of the people which were different from the traditional theory. But most of the thinkers held a pessimistic attitude towards whether to grant full fights to the people and improve the status of ordinary people.