法家“理”的理论审视

摘要

“Legality” has long been regarded as the sign concept of Legalism. However, “rationality” is the sign concept of legalism instead of“legality”. Legalism esteems“legality”, but it emphasizes more“rationality” because law may go astray in practice and“rationality” can ensure the right direction. This is a key issue which must be treat-ed seriously in using legalism moral culture resources.%　　长期以来，人们认为法家的标志性概念是“法”。其实，法家的标志性概念是“理”，不是“法”。法家在推崇法度的同时，更加强调“理”，因为法度在实践中存有偏离本来航道的危险性，预设“理”来保证航道的正确方向，其运思是精密的。这是在法家道德文化资源利用问题上不得不认真对待的关键问题之一。