从中国传统社会官方的立场看,调处息讼无疑有利于社会秩序的稳定和伦理教化的推行,而对于清代广大乡土社会的老百姓来说,之所以对诉讼畏而远之并倾向于接受调解的方式是有着他们自己的原因。“古代中国人是以自己的利害为出发点,而不是以对诉讼本身的道德或价值评价为出发点去贱讼的。”本文将从以下 Judging from the official position of the traditional Chinese society, mediation and arbitration will undoubtedly be conducive to the stability of the social order and the ethical enlightenment. For ordinary people in the vast rural areas in the Qing Dynasty, the reason for fear of the suit is that they tend to accept mediation The way is to have their own reasons. “The ancient Chinese took their own interests as their starting point instead of using low-level judgments on the morality or value of the litigation itself.” "