近几年来学术界有关法治社会的讨论十分活跃,但毋庸讳言,这些讨论还远远谈不上深入。从总的情况看,在张扬法治社会的合理性方面,人们投入了较大的热情,也有了较多的收获;而在揭示法治社会的可能性方面,人们却未能给予必要的重视。其结果是关于法治社会的讨论基本上仍停留在“出 In recent years, there has been an active discussion in academic circles concerning the rule of law in the community. Needless to say, these discussions are far from complete. From a general point of view, people have invested a great deal of enthusiasm and gained more profits in publicizing the legitimacy of a society ruled by law, but people have failed to give the necessary attention in revealing the possibility of law-based society. As a result, discussions on a society governed by the rule of law basically remain “out.”