古典共和主义传统的显著特征之一,也许是唯一显著的特征,就是它赋予政治美德以至关重要的地位。无论是亚里士多德式的还是罗马式的共和主义都是如此。~((2))对亚里士多德式的共和主义者而言,政治的要义就在于它提供了实践“积极美德”的公共场所;正如约翰·波考克所写,个人从事政治活动是为了“实现(他们的)本性,获得美德,并且 One of the salient features of the classical republican tradition, perhaps the only salient feature, is the vital importance it places on political virtues. This is true of both Aristotelian and Roman republicanism. For Aristotelian republicists, the essence of politics is that it provides public places for practicing ”positive virtues“; as John Pocock writes, individuals are engaged Political activity is to ”achieve (their) nature, gain virtue, and