共同体视阈下的中华民族意涵分析及其可能限度

An Analysis of the Implications of the Chinese Nation and Its Possible Limitations from the Perspective of Community

"中华民族"是一个被广泛运用于中国社会科学的概念。自其产生伊始,就成为社会各界竞相关注与讨论的对象。如何根据时代的变迁和国家的需要准确界定中华民族的意涵,至今仍是理论研究和民族政策制定的重大议题。一般看来,民族不过是人的类生活本质不够完善的共同体存在形式。然而,中华民族的意涵却应国家发展所需被寄予了更高的期待。从类型学角度和共同体形态分析,中华民族共同体不仅具有历史文化形态属性、社会联结属性、精神—命运属性,更具有政治建构属性。由于共同体本身固有的政治悖论,使得共同体视阈下认知中华民族,须在发掘其丰富的伦理价值和道德意涵的同时,进一步厘清其中的可能限度和内在困境,以达到对于中华民族共同体的理性认知目的。

＂Chinese nation＂ is a concept widely used in Chinese social science. Since its birth, it has become the focus of attention and discussion in Chinese society. How to define Chinese nation ac- cording to the changing times and the needs of the country is still an important issue in theoretical research and national policy-making. Generally speaking, nation merely represents the community exist- ence form of inadequate human species-life. However, the need for national development has made it necessary to expect Chinese nation to have more implications. Analyzed from the perspective of typology and community forms, the Chinese nation community possesses not only historical, cultural, societyconnecting and spirit-fate attributes but attributes of political construction. Due to the inherent political paradox of community, an insight into Chinese nation from the perspective of community must involve exploring its rich ethical value and moral significance and further clarifying its possible limitations and inherent predicaments in order to achieve rational cognition of the Chinese nation community .