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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:

  1. 惩罚未能增加社会整体幸福,反而制造恐惧与痛苦;

  2. 法律被当作权力工具,而非公共利益的机制;

  3. 司法过程缺乏透明,削弱了公众信任;

  4. 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:

  1. Punishment failed to increase overall happiness, instead producing fear and suffering;

  2. Law was used as a tool of power rather than a mechanism for public good;

  3. Judicial process lacked transparency, undermining public trust;

  4. 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?