中国古代死刑制度的本体论解析

Chinese Ontological Analysis of Ancient Death Penalty System

死刑在本体论上的含义是掌握公权力的主体以公共利益或他人的利益受到损害为名义,而利用其掌握的公权力实施的、对造成公权力主体自认为除行为人本人以外的其他客体具有严重威胁和破坏的人剥夺其生命的一种极端的手段。中国死刑制度在静态、动态上各具特色。中国古代死刑制度"经久不衰"的原因是生产力发展水平低下,阶级斗争的残酷性,中国古代对"人性"认识的局限性,自原始社会末期至今的血族复仇思想的影响。

Meaning of the death penalty in the ontology is to master the subject of public authority or in the name of public interest damage, and also make use of the implementation of public power. Meanwhile, the death penalty is an extreme means of depriving and destroying humans’ lives, including public authority except the perpetrator himself objects. There are several characteristic feature for ancient death penalty system of both in static and dynamic. The cause of ＂Enduring＂ on the death penalty system in ancient China is the low level of development of productivity,class struggle cruelty, limitations of ancient China, ＂human＂understanding, since the end of primitive society kinship Revenge ideas have lasted till now.