5 May
The New Pluralism
Each of the new institutions perceives its own purpose as central, as ultimate value, and as the one thing that really matters.
The new pluralist organization of society has no interest in government or governance. Unlike the earlier pluralist institutions, it is not a "whole." As such, its results are entirely on the outside. The product of a business is a satisfied customer. The product of a hospital is a cured patient. The "product" of the school is a student who ten years later puts to work what he or she has learned.
In some ways the new pluralism is thus far more flexible, far less divisive than the old pluralism. The new institutions do not encroach on political power as did the old pluralist institutions, whether the medieval church, feudal baron, or free city.
The new institutions, however, unlike the old ones, do not share identical concerns or see the same world. Each of the new institutions perceives its own purpose as central, as ultimate value, and as the one thing that really matters. Every institution speaks its own language, has its own knowledge, its own career ladder, and above all, its own values. No one of them sees itself as responsible for the community as a whole. That is somebody else’s business. But whose?
5月5日
新的多元主义
每一个新型机构都把自身目标视为核心、终极价值以及唯一重要的事情。
新的多元主义社会组织，对政府或治理本身并不关心。与早期的多元主义机构不同，它不是一个“整体”。因此，它的成果完全体现在外部。企业的产出是满意的客户；医院的产出是康复的病人；学校的“产出”是十年后能够运用所学的学生。
在某些方面，这种新的多元主义比旧的多元主义更加灵活、分裂性更小。新型机构不像中世纪教会、封建领主或自由城市那样侵占政治权力。
然而，新型机构彼此之间并不共享相同的关切，也不以相同方式看待世界。每一个机构都把自身目标视为核心与终极价值。每个机构都有自己的语言、知识体系、职业路径，最重要的是其自身价值观。没有任何一个机构认为自己对整个社会共同体负责——那是“别人的事情”。但究竟是谁的事情？
读要读顺口，写要写顺手， 擒字如擒虎，解句如解题。 |