理解民主：对和谐共同体生活的政治哲学阐释

Understanding Democracy:the Political Philosophy of Harmonious Community Life

理解民主应该在强调人为的制度设计和注重自然文化传承之间保持适当的张力,才能真正有助于和谐共同体生活的实现。回到西方古典时代对民主概念进行祛魅型探源,可以呈现苏格拉底、柏拉图、亚里士多德等先哲的民主观念,这是我们正确理解民主的起点。再现民主的文化内涵,突出优良的民主氛围、健康的民主心理、成熟的民主人格和完善的民主教育,才能真正地理解民主之于我们共同体生活的重要意义。要在政治民主和社会民主的积极互动中审慎地构思协商民主,以宽容积极的公共生活方式来推进共同体生活的和谐与幸福。

Understanding democracy should keep the tension between emphasizing the human- system design and natural cultural heritage,and so we can really contribute to the realization of a harmonious community life. Back to the Western classical era to disenchant the concept of democracy,presenting Socrates,Plato,Aristotle＇s concept of democracy,is the proper beginning of our understanding of democracy. Only reproducing the democratic culture,highlighting the good democratic atmosphere,the healthy democratic mentality,the mature democratic personality and the democratic education,can we truly understand the significance of democracy in our community life. We should conceive the deliberate democracy carefully in the positive interaction between political democracy and social democracy,so we can promote the harmony and happiness life in the tolerant public community.