“方法”之争与法学的学科品质

The Argument of“Method”and the Disciplinary Quality of Legal Science

汉语法学界在使用"法律方法"与"法学方法"时经常混用,对"法学方法"与"法学方法论"亦不作过多区分,而且在法学应用研究中轻视"法律方法论"。这与法学"实践理性"的学科品质是分不开的。法学"实践理性"的学科品质使法学作为一门"科学"所追求的"真实"异旨于其他学科。正是基于此点,上述"方法"之争的存在就可以理解了。然而,学者们要做的并非是过多争论,而是要对上述概念多加反思。

The law society of China usually does not draw distinction between"legal method"and"method of the science of law",neither between"method of the science of law"and"methodology of the science of law",so"legal methodology"does not gain its proper status in applied legal science.This phenomenon is attributed to the"practical ration"quality of legal science.The"practical ration"makes legal science distinguished from other disciplines,for the"truth"it pursues as a"science"is different.Based on this fact,the argument of"method"is under- standable.However,what scholars should do is to make more reflections on the above concepts instead of merely arguing.