尚贤与民主:墨家思想的现代化透视

Meritocracy and Democracy:the Perspective on Mohism Modernization

贤能与民主,作为学界争讼不已的焦点,乃是透视墨家思想现代化的关键所在。尚贤思想意在实现以民本为核心的义者善政,其既潜藏着选举、平等之民主成分,又与民主相对应。于现代化视阈之下,理性镜鉴尚贤思想,契合时代实践,可以推进尚贤民主,构建良性的政治生态。

As a highly controversial issue in the academic field,meritocracy and democracy have become the key perspective to understand the modernization of Mohist thoughts.The idea of meritocracy which aims to realize the people-oriented,righteous and good governance,not only contains democratic elements of election and equality,but also corresponds to democracy.From the perspective of modernization,rationally staying alert to the thought of meritocracy keeps up with the times,and it can promote meritocracy and democracy,and help construct a benign political ecology.