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林端在《韦伯论中国传统法律》中试图完成批判与重构的双重任务。一方面,该书尝试对马克斯·韦伯有关中国法的一系列命题做出回应;另一方面,该书从法律社会学的视角出发,并借助对清代州县司法的相关研究,重构了一副中国法律传统的“多值逻辑”图景。对于中国法是否具备“合理性”这一问题,林端与韦伯从不同的问题意识和理论背景出发,得出不同的结论。但这并不排斥两种主张的共存可能性。相比之下,林端更关键的贡献在于对中国传统法律实践模式的重构。韦伯相关概念和命题在经历建设性批判后,仍能对中国研究领域的学者构成有益启发。
Lin Duan attempted to fulfill the dual tasks of criticism and reconstruction in Weber’s book on Chinese traditional law. On the one hand, the book tries to respond to a series of Max Weber’s propositions on Chinese law. On the other hand, the book reconstructs the legal and sociological perspectives and the related research on the judiciary in the Qing Dynasty A “multi-valued logic” picture of the Chinese legal tradition. For the issue of whether Chinese law possesses “rationality ”, Lin Duan and Webber come to different conclusions based on their different problems and theoretical backgrounds. However, this does not exclude the possibility of co-existence between the two claims. In contrast, Lin Duan’s more crucial contribution lies in the reconstruction of China’s traditional legal practice. Weber’s related concepts and propositions can still inspire scholars in the field of Chinese studies after going through constructive criticism.