“在当时和他们一起思考”——“同情法”在法律史解释中的运用  

The Application of “Empathy” in the Study of Lagal History

作　　者：陈煜[1] 

机构地区：[1]中国政法大学法律史学研究院,北京100001

出　　处：《扬州大学学报（人文社会科学版）》2013年第3期44-54,共11页Journal of Yangzhou University(Humanities and Social Sciences Edition)

基　　金：教育部重点研究基地法律史学研究院课题(12JJD820018)

摘　　要："同情法"是指面对历史问题,假设自己处于同一情景,最大限度地还原同一背景,站在换位思考的角度下,追问:"设我为彼,当何所思?"最终合情合理地探求出其中的原因。实际上是尽量做到"在当时和他们一起思考"。因为人的心灵相同,历史学作为一种"人学",再加上历史研究的目的在于解释,这三者决定了"同情法"在法律史解释中是能发挥作用的,考诸许多法律史问题,用"同情法"可以更好、更深入地进行解释。但是此法的应用也是有限制的,它必须建筑在尽量"客观真实"的材料基础上,且还需要和其他方法配合,方能更好地发挥其解释力。Empathy means that, in face of historical issues, we should restore the historical scene to the greatest extent and ask ourselves what we might have thought about them. Empathy has its feasi- bility in legal history interpretation based on three points： human beings have similar conceptualiza- tions; history is the study of human beings; the aim of history study is to give explanations. Many is- sues in legal history can be better explained by means of empathy. But of course the application of em- pathy should have its constraints. It must be based on the valid historical facts and be combined with other methods.

关 键 词：同情法 法律史 解释 

分 类 号：D929[政治法律—法学]