国家在现代西方政治哲学中的“缺省设置”及其危害

The Country’s Default Setting in Modern Political Philosophy and It’s Influence

在以西方话语为主导的现代政治哲学中,国家经常被做"缺省设置"处理,即:将国家的地位从属化、工具化,将国家的建立无条件化、去历史化,将国家的作用想象为自动化、必然化,从而平滑无碍地构建起其理论。国家的"缺省设置"导致西方现代政治哲学解释力下降,即:爱国在政治哲学中得不到充分阐释,只能作为自发的情感存在;形成了西方现代政治哲学的内在悖论;对政治哲学的研习不是促进而是降低对国家的认同;无法回应现实社会矛盾。

In modern political philosophy which is dominated by western discourse, there is an phenomenon called "Country’s Default Setting". That is to say, the country’s position is viewed as a subordinate or instrumental device of society, modern country’s formation is thought as unconditioned and unhistorical in political philosophy’s deduction, the country’s function-playing and power are assumed as automatic and natural enough, thus constructing its theory smoothly. However, the country’s default setting causes a series of difficulties to modern political philosophy and makes its explanatory power declining. For example, patriotic belief can’t be explained enough and can only exist as a spontaneous emotion, forming the internal paradox in western modern political philosophy, which doesn’t contribute to the study of political philosophy but reduce the identification with the country, so it can’t respond to social conflicts.