寻求“自我”——中国法律思想史的传承与趋向

从中国法律思想史教材的变化来看,自法学在祖国大陆复兴以来,这一学科的成长过程可以划分为创建、探索、发展三期,虽然各期各有不同的特点,但“寻求‘自我’”是其总特征。这一总特征体现在四个方面:明确研究对象;摆脱机械地以“五种社会形态”来设置篇章体例;摆脱以西方法学概念诠释中国古代法的模式;揭示中国法律思想史的发展规律。破译法的文化遗传密码、注重实证研究、重视礼和礼制研究,是中国法律史和中国法律思想史研究中值得关注的趋向。

Seeking for "Ego" -- Tradition and Development Trend of Chinese History of Law

In view of change in the teaching materials of China’s history of thought on law, one can see that the development of this subject has undergone three periods since rejuvenation of law in China’s mainland, i.e. reconstruction period, exploration period and improvement period. Though each period bears its unique characteristics, “seeking for ego” displays itself conspicuously in all three periods. This characteristic is embodied in four aspects: gripping the subject of study; abandoning the writing style mechanically followed in accordance with “five social forms”; getting rid of the method of interpreting Chinese ancient law in light of western legal concepts; and revealing the patterns of evolution of China’s history of thought on law. While studying Chinese history of law, and the history of thought on law, one must center on re-ciphering heritage codes of legal culture, improving positivist study and the study of li (Chinese feudal ethics and rites) and the regime of li, which is a development trend of the study.