【摘要】 爱德蒙·伯克是西方保守主义的鼻祖 ,近年来 ,开始受到我国学术界的关注。本文试图回答四个基本问题 ,得出以下结论 :伯克主要著作的书名应译为“关于法国革命的感想”之类为好 ;伯克所说的democra cy应译为“平民政体” ,它与我们今天所理解的“民主制”有很大的不同 ;伯克没有发现法国革命的资产阶级性质 ,却第一个发现其彻底反传统的性质 ;西方重视研究伯克 ,既受其学术传统的影响 ,又受到政治气氛的强烈影响更多还原

【Abstract】 Edmund Burke, father of modern conservatism, has been attracting attention from scholars in China since 1990. This thesis tries to answer four frequently asked questions on his works and thoughts. Conclusions are drawn as follows: 1. His major work Reflections on the Revolution in France should be translated into Chinese as 《关于法国革命的感想》,or something similar to it; 2. The word democracy in his book carries a very different meaning from what we understand today and should be translated into 平民政体;3. Burke is the first to see the nature of French Revolution as breaking with all the old establishments in Europe as well as in France. But he fails to distinguish its nature as the bourgeois revolution; 4. Owing to its long tradition of academic research and the influence of political atmosphere since the 19th century, the west has been making steady efforts on Burke studies.更多还原