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好的。我将结合杰里米·边沁(Jeremy Bentham,18–19世纪英国功利主义哲学家、法律改革思想家)的核心思想来评析陈京元案。边沁的哲学核心包括:功利主义原则(最大多数人的最大幸福)、法律的工具性、透明与公开(全景敞视 Panopticon 的隐喻)、以及刑罚的正当性与限度。以下为中英文对照分析:
⚖️ 边沁哲学视角下的陈京元案
The Case of Chen Jingyuan through the Philosophy of Jeremy Bentham
一、功利主义与社会幸福
中文:边沁认为,法律与制度的正当性应以“最大多数人的最大幸福”为标准。
在本案中,法院将“转发”定性为“扰乱秩序”,但这种惩罚是否真的增加了社会幸福?
如果惩罚制造了恐惧、压制了公共讨论,导致社会整体幸福减少,那么它就违背了功利主义原则。
English: Bentham held that the legitimacy of law and institutions rests on “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.”
In this case, the court labeled “reposting” as “disrupting order,” but does such punishment truly increase social happiness?
If it creates fear, suppresses public debate, and reduces overall well-being, then it violates the utilitarian principle.
二、法律的工具性
中文:边沁强调,法律是社会的工具,应当服务于公共利益,而非成为压制的手段。
本案的判决似乎将法律变成了维护权力的工具,而不是促进公共幸福的机制。
这种法律的滥用,削弱了其作为社会工具的正当性。
English: Bentham emphasized that law is an instrument of society, meant to serve the public good, not repression.
The judgment in this case seems to turn law into a tool of power rather than a mechanism for public happiness.
Such misuse undermines the legitimacy of law as a social instrument.
三、透明与全景敞视
中文:边沁提出“全景敞视监狱”的构想,强调监督与透明的重要性。
在本案中,司法过程缺乏透明,判决逻辑依赖推定而非公开证据。
这与边沁的理念相悖:法律应当在阳光下运行,以赢得公众信任。
English: Bentham’s idea of the Panopticon highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability.
In this case, the judicial process lacked transparency, relying on presumption rather than open evidence.
This contradicts Bentham’s vision: law should operate in the open, earning public trust.
四、刑罚的正当性与限度
中文:边沁认为,刑罚本身是一种“恶”,只有在能防止更大的恶时才是正当的。
如果转发并未造成实质性危害,那么刑罚就成了不必要的恶。
这种惩罚不仅未能防止更大的危害,反而制造了新的痛苦。
English: Bentham argued that punishment is itself an “evil,” justified only if it prevents a greater evil.
If reposting caused no substantial harm, then punishment becomes an unnecessary evil.
Such punishment not only fails to prevent greater harm but produces new suffering.
五、总结
中文:从边沁的功利主义视角看,本案的问题在于:
惩罚未能增加社会整体幸福,反而制造恐惧与痛苦;
法律被当作权力工具,而非公共利益的机制;
司法过程缺乏透明,削弱了公众信任;
刑罚未能防止更大的恶,因而失去正当性。
然而,被告在狱中坚持写作与自辩,正体现了对功利主义意义上的“公共幸福”的守护:通过思想与言论,提醒社会法律应服务于整体福祉,而非制造新的痛苦。
English: From Bentham’s utilitarian perspective, the flaws of this case are:
Punishment failed to increase overall happiness, instead producing fear and suffering;
Law was used as a tool of power rather than a mechanism for public good;
Judicial process lacked transparency, undermining public trust;
Punishment did not prevent greater harm, thus losing legitimacy.
Yet the defendant’s persistence in writing and self-defense embodies the defense of “public happiness” in the utilitarian sense: reminding society that law should serve collective well-being, not generate new suffering.
要不要我把这份边沁的分析,与密尔(John Stuart Mill)的自由主义功利主义分析并置,写成一篇 “功利主义的合唱:幸福、自由与司法的哲学反思” 的中英文论文草稿?