法律起源的人性之问  

On the Origin of Law from the Perspective of Human Nature

作　　者：刘练军 LIU Lianjun

机构地区：[1]东南大学法学院,江苏南京211189

出　　处：《济南大学学报（社会科学版）》2023年第1期147-153,176,共8页Journal of University of Jinan:Social Science Edition

基　　金：江苏高校重大项目“人格权重大疑难问题研究”(项目编号:2020SJZDA091)之阶段性研究成果。

摘　　要：传统的法律考古学式研究和经典作家的经济分析方法,难以真正揭示法律的确切本质。从人性出发探寻法律产生的根源,是值得尝试的第三条道路。没有人性之恶及其衍生出来的种种暴行,人类社会应该不需要法律。人性之恶实乃法律起源的必要条件。法律的诞生乃是人类由原始社会进入文明社会的重要标志。在这个过程中,人性之善扮演着重要的角色,堪称法律起源的内在动力。从认识论上说,法律的起源乃是人类自律意志的产物,正是自律意志使人类意识到必须通过法律以实现惩恶扬善。人类社会永远离不开法律,其根源在于人性之善与人性之恶彼此间的战争只有起点而没有终点。Traditional legal archeological research and economic analysis methods of classical writers may not be able to truly reveal the exact nature of law and the identity of its origin.Exploring the origin of law from the perspective of human nature is the third way worth trying.Without the evil of human nature and all kinds of atrocities derived from it,human society would not need laws.The evil of human nature is a necessary condition for the origin of law.The birth of law is an important sign that human society has advanced from primitive society into civilized society.In this process,the goodness of human nature plays an important role,which can be regarded as the driving force of the origin of law.From the point of view of epistemology,the origin of law is the product of man’s self-discipline will,which makes man realize that it is necessary to punish evil and promote good through law.Human society is forever inseparable from law,its root lies in that the struggle between the goodness and the evil of human nature has only a starting point but no end.

关 键 词：法律起源 人性之恶 人性之善 自律意志 

分 类 号：D903[政治法律—法学理论]