圣西门现代化思想初探

An Investigation of Saint Simon′s Thought on Modernization

圣西门作为 19世纪空想社会主义的著名代表 ,不仅觉察出了几乎所有后来社会主义思想的萌芽 ,而且在他的全部著作中隐含着现代化思想和理论观点。其主要内容有 :一、主张发展实业 ,实现经济现代化 ;二、认为要实现现代化 ,必须发展科技和重视人才 ;三、设想未来的现代化社会是一个民主、法制、人民物质丰裕、精神幸福的社会。

Claude Henri de Saint Simon, a 19th century Utopian, not only initiated a tradition of Socialist thought which has developed in diverse forms, but also anticipated a mature theory of modernization. It can be seen in the following aspects: 1.His emphasis on industralization as an inevitable means of economic modernization. 2.His insistance on the need of science and technology and the importance of educated people. 3.He delineates an ideal, modernized society as a highly law governed democracy, wherein people are able to lead a rich and happy life. Saint Simon′s theory on modernization is of great importance in regard to its relevance to our present situation, though it is subject to its hisforical limitations.