自然之生与宽之于公:王船山自由经济思想侧论

On Wang Chuanshan's Liberal Economic Thought

王船山经济伦理思想最具近代特色的理论内核是其关于"自由经济"的论述。"人则未有不自谋其生者"是经济主体行使自由权利的内在驱动;"上唯无以夺其治生之力,宽之于公"是经济主体行使自由权利的外在机制。船山对正当私利的肯定,对政府干预经济的反对,充分凸显了其经济伦理的近代启蒙特色。王船山自由经济思想具有与西方古典经济自由主义不同的特质,彰显了中国特殊社会背景下对财富分配正义的伦理诉求,具有重要的理论和实践意义。然而,王船山自由经济思想又存在内在张力,不乏理性主义色彩。

The core theory with the modern features of Wang Chuanshan＇s thoughts on economic ethics is his dissertations on liberal economy.It is the internal driving force for economic subject to product freely that everyone always makes a living for himself,and the external mechanism is that the administrative intervention is reduced.Wang Chuanshan affirms the legitimate self-interest,and opposes government intervention in the economy,fully highlighting the characteristics of the modern enlightenment of economic ethics.Wang Chuanshan＇s liberal economic thoughts are different from the classical economic liberalism,and his thoughts are of great theoretical and practical significance to demonstrate the ethical demands for fairness and justice of wealth distribution under the special social context of China.However,Wang Chuanshan＇s liberal economic thought has the inherent tension with rationalism.