Abstract: Justice is the practical goal and eternal ideal. The west history of culture contains rich and profound idea of justice. They constitute the west continuous changeable history about the idea of justice. The real idea of justice should be a kind of thinking and expression about the central matter of human's existence、development and perfection. This comprehension is not only the startingpoint that we correctly evaluate the west various idea of justice, but also is the foothold that we rationally establish the idea of justice about China social transformation period.

Key words: the west, justice, the idea of justice

摘要： 正义是人类社会追求的现实目标和永恒理想。在西方文化史上,蕴藏着丰富而深厚的正义思想,它们构成了西方绵延古今的正义观变迁史。真正的正义理论应该是对人类生存、发展与完善这一中心问题的思考与表达。这一理解既是我们正确评价西方各种正义观的出发点,也是我们科学合理地建构中国社会转型期正义理论的立足点。

关键词: 西方, 正义, 正义观