儒家王道政体优越论——论辜鸿铭的政治文明观

On the Advantages of Confucian Political System

辜鸿铭分别从权威之于秩序的重要性、君主制的道德根源两方面论述了儒家王道政体的优越性。一方面,他看到了儒家对人伦道德和精神价值的重视,儒家的君臣伦理秩序中包含的和谐因素;另一方面,他认为权力集于君主一身,可摆脱个人私利的牵绊,从而实现天下大同。这是一种乌托邦幻想,容易成为极权主义的滥疡。然而,从传统文化中寻找道德资源,辜鸿铭无疑为今天中国的政治文明建设提供了一个视角。

Gu Hongming argues the advantages of Confucian Monarchy from the perspective of order and morality. His idea, on one hand, explores the harmonious elements of ethic relation in Confucianism, but on the other hand, is a utopia ideal which is easily inclined to totalitarianism. Anyway, his idea offers us a good example of abstracting moral resources from Chinese traditional cultures to build up today＇s political civilization.