宪法文化的超越

The Transcendence of Constitutional Culture

"超越"具有更为广泛、深邃的内涵,是人类及其社会特有的品质和机制,本质上是一个文化现象,宪法文化具有同样的品质。中国文化具有"内在性超越"的本质属性,宪法文化也同样具有这一特点,具体体现在宪法序言和条文的规定中。深刻体认这一特点,是现行宪法进而贯彻实施宪法不可或缺的哲学基础。中国宪法文化与西方的宪法文化形成鲜明的反差,西方宪法文化是"外在性超越"。这两种文化特点各有所长。中国在发扬"内在性超越"宪法文化优势的同时,也要吸收"外在性超越"注重制度性的约束机制的特长。

With a profound connotation, ＂Transcendence＂is the quality and mechanisms of human beings and their societies. Chinese culture has the nature of ＂intrinsic transcendence＂, so does its constitutional culture, in clear contrast to Western constitutional culture which has the nature of ＂extrinsic transcendence＂. While building on its advantage in ＂intrinsic transcendence＂, China should also take in the strength of the ＂extrinsic transcendence＂ which attaches importance to institutional restraint mechanism.