新儒家“民主開出說”平議

A Critique on "The Theory of Implementing Democracy" in Neo-Confucianism

陳正堂(Cheng-Tang Chen)

《哲學與文化》 26卷6期 (1999/06) Pp. 518-536

https://doi.org/10.7065/MRPC.199906.0518

摘要

Mr.Lin Yu-sheng wrote a dissertation criticizing the manifesto of Neo-Confucianism. It was aimed especially at Mr.Mou Zong-san's notion of ”Theory of implementin democracy. Mr. Zhang Hao contended that western liberalism and democratization was in fluenced by the theory of the ” dark side of consciousness”, subsequently, Neo-Confucianism couldn't possibly form a modern constitutional system. These ideas provoke a response from Mr. Li Ming-hui in two articles he wrote rebuking Mr. Zhang's theories.
This article would like to initially clarify the meaning and implications of the ”theory of implementing democracy” and then further explain the creativeness of Mr Zheng's ”implication of consciousness”. He, however, lacks completeness in this theory as he employs the concept of an ”original human nature” which has its inherent bias, but is essential in forming a definition of democracy. I would then like to evaluate Mr. Lin's criticism of Neo-Confucianism. Although he approached his subject from a modern social scientific perspective, he still ignored the main goal and background of the Neo-Confucian manifesto. There are therefore still some points in his arguments that merit further investigation.
This article lookds at both thinker's positions and opinions, points out the focus of their arguments, and finally attempts to put forth a reasonable explanation and evaluation.

關鍵字

民主政治 ； 儒家思想 ； 道德主體 ； 內圣外王 ； 幽暗意識 ； 道德理性的自我坎陷 ； 自由 ； 自由主義 ； 政治的正義觀 ； 辯證法

並列摘要

Mr.Lin Yu-sheng wrote a dissertation criticizing the manifesto of Neo-Confucianism. It was aimed especially at Mr.Mou Zong-san's notion of ”Theory of implementin democracy. Mr. Zhang Hao contended that western liberalism and democratization was in fluenced by the theory of the ” dark side of consciousness”, subsequently, Neo-Confucianism couldn't possibly form a modern constitutional system. These ideas provoke a response from Mr. Li Ming-hui in two articles he wrote rebuking Mr. Zhang's theories.
This article would like to initially clarify the meaning and implications of the ”theory of implementing democracy” and then further explain the creativeness of Mr Zheng's ”implication of consciousness”. He, however, lacks completeness in this theory as he employs the concept of an ”original human nature” which has its inherent bias, but is essential in forming a definition of democracy. I would then like to evaluate Mr. Lin's criticism of Neo-Confucianism. Although he approached his subject from a modern social scientific perspective, he still ignored the main goal and background of the Neo-Confucian manifesto. There are therefore still some points in his arguments that merit further investigation.
This article lookds at both thinker's positions and opinions, points out the focus of their arguments, and finally attempts to put forth a reasonable explanation and evaluation.

並列關鍵字

Political Democracy ； Confucianism ； Moral Subject ； Inner Sagilness Outer King ； Implication of Consciousness ； Freedom ； freedomism ； Political Justice ； Dialectic