术语“公意”的详细信息

英译术语:

general will

汉语语境:

卢梭“公意”思想在近代中国的传播是一个中国式的化约过程。近代中国知识人将“公意”理论上的复杂性弃之不顾，径自以中国式的“民情”、“民意”来理解。这种化约倾向虽然避免了“公意”的理论纷争，但从接受伊始即凸显出“公意”的道德内涵，且在近代中国知识人的认知中形成了道德化的“民”的神圣感。简单说， “公意”即“多数至上”原则

英语语境:

Rousseau's concept of General Will undergoes a typical Chinese simplifying process in its understanding by modern Chinese intellectuals. As a result, the ramifications of the theory are largely reduced to a comprehension directly through Chinese-styled public opinion and public will, which surely helps avoid any dispute over the General Will Theory and highlights only its moral core from the very beginning when the theory is accepted. The moralized concept of people is thus created and sanctified in the mind of modern Chinese intellectuals. Simply speaking, General Will Theory adheres to the principle where the majority comes first.