Islamic China: An Asian History Zhang Yihe 華文世界的驕傲 當代經典之作

華文世界的驕傲　當代經典之作

人們政治生活的基礎，是由一系列關於什麼促成社會合作的要件、與哪些是需要權威介入，制定規則以強制實踐的原則的辯論所構成。而人們社會中，長期以來出現爭執乃至衝突越趨極端的原因之一，正是對於是非善惡的本質看法不一所導致。這會連帶涉及其他更具體的道德問題，尤其關於甚麼算是更好或更正義的社會。正義的概念所扮演的其中一個角色，在於向人們顯示當一個社會的成員彼此衝突時，我們應當如何裁決糾紛。但正義的概念本身就是一個長期以來備受爭論的課題。更關鍵的是，諸如什麼是正義這種道德概念的爭辯所涉及的，往往不僅只是人們對事情的看法不同而已。這種爭辯所涉及的差異，很可能來自理性的人們（在此意味著人們抱持著善意、並且盡可能周詳地思索事情）對「什麼是好的生活」，有著不同的反思所導致。 3

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Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college

Islamic China: An Asian History Zhang Yihe 華文世界的驕傲 當代經典之作A deeply learned reassessment of the history of Chinese Muslims, who since the fourteenth century have been subject to a constant program of minoritization. For more than a millennium, Islam has been a Chinese religion, and native born Chinese Muslims have played important roles in their homelandas butchers, merchants, and farmers; diplomats, scholar officials, and royal astronomers. Yet the Muslims of China have often been understood as inherently