重新认识公共服务职业的伦理属性

Rethinking the Ethical Dimension of Public Service

在现代社会中,公共服务是一种特殊的职业。它在很大程度上继承了传统天职观念所包含的牺牲规范,要求从业者为了社会的公共利益而做出必要的牺牲。在公职人员内部,掌握关键权力的从业者和不掌握关键权力的从业者在所需做出的牺牲上也有区别。后者的牺牲体现在无论顺境、逆境还是险境都要坚持履行职责,前者则除了做出这种牺牲,还需接受对其权力行为的各种严格限制。公职人员的牺牲为社会创造了巨大的价值,社会应当对他们做出恰当的承认。只有在公职人员的所有牺牲都得到恰当承认的前提下,社会上才会有更多人尽心尽责地投入公共服务,才能为社会公共利益的实现创造更多条件。

Public service is a special profession in modern society.It inherits to a large extent the sacrifice norms contained in the traditional concept of vocation,requiring practitioners to make sacrifices for the public interest of society when necessary.Among public officials,there are also differences in the sacrifices that need to be made between practitioners who have key power and those who do not.The sacrifice of the latter is embodied in insisting on performing duties regardless of prosperity,adversity or danger.In addition to making such sacrifices,the former also needs to accept various strict restrictions on its power behavior.Public servants create great value to the society by making such sacrifices,which should be recognized properly by the society.Only when all sacrifices made by public servants were properly recognized,can there be more and more people engaging in public service,and creating conditions necessary for the realization of public interest.