节制权力,仰望真理——基于中国古典政治哲学之视角和帝制中国之历史的反思

Control Power, Pursue Truth——Based on the Chinese Classical Political Philosophy and Reflection on China's Monarchy History

本文主要考察了中国古典政治哲学之主要代表流派儒、道、法三家关于道的信念及其权力观念,并基于三家在帝制中国的历史上与国家政权所建立的意识形态关系的角度,来思考和探讨真理与权力之间错综复杂的关系问题。儒、道、法三家持有不同的关于道的信念和权力观念,因此,它们在历史上作为政治意识形态的命运亦各不相同。从它们作为政治意识形态之成败得失的历史命运,可以引申出一个重要的经验教训,那就是:节制权力,仰望真理。

This article mainly examines the representative schools of thought in the Chinese classical political philosophy, including Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism, about their beliefs on Tao and their concepts of power, and contemplates and discusses the complex relationship between truth and power on the basis of the three schools＇ ideological relationship with the state regime in the monarchy Chinese history. Confucianism, Taoism, and legalism held different befiefs on Tao and had diffcrent concepts of power. Therefore, they had different destinies in terms of being decided as the polical ideology of their time. From their history and experience, an important lesson can be drawn, that is, control power and pursue truth.