摘要
在当前的国家构建研究中,历史常被视为不可或缺的变量.然而,当在历史维度下考察国家构建时,人们关心的更多是时间因素,特别是通过对比不同国家在相似的时间进程中的构建活动,得出具有普遍性的因果关系判断.与此同时,在涉及自然因素时,作为"载体"的环境是最受瞩目的部分,而西方思想传统中具有规范取向的"自然"理解遭到忽视.本文尝试探讨孟德斯鸠的国家构建思考,希望通过考察自然与历史在孟德斯鸠那里的多维意涵,阐释其眼中的现代国家构建所应坚持的"精神",以此为当下的国家构建研究提供更丰富的视野.
Abstract
In current state building researches,history is often regarded as an indispensable variable.However,when examining state building from a historical perspective,the focus tends to be on temporal factors.Re-searchers usually consider that,through comparing the state building activities of different countries with-in similar time-frames,the universal causal relationships could be achieved.Meanwhile,when natural fac-tors are involved,the environment as a"carrier"becomes the most emphasized aspect,and the normative oriented understanding of"nature"in Western intellectual traditions is often overlooked.This paper at-tempts to explore Montesquieu's thoughts on state building.By examining the multi-dimensional mean-ings of nature and history in his works,we are aimed at elucidating the"spirit"of modern state building,thus providing richer perspectives for contemporary researches.
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