「公」「私」觀念及其關係的辨論在中國思想史上淵源流長，但在本土上對此的研究卻相當不夠。本文從「公與私的意理結構」、「公的本位化及其根據」、「私的抬頭及其合理化傾向」、「公私之辨的問題及其超越」等方面，對公私觀念的基本意義、公私訴求的對立性作了探討，並對此化解二者的緊張，使之共同存在與合理成長，作了一個初步安排。

The debate between what is “public (Gong) and “private” (Si) has a long and rich history in Chinese thought. There has been a lack of research into the matter here in Taiwan however. This article proceeds from certain basic problems such as “The ideological structure of what is Public and Private”, “The Basis and Standardization of What is Public”, “The Up-surge of what is Private and its reasonable direction” and “The difference between Public and Private and how to transcend them”. In this article I probe to into the basic meaning of public and private and look at what each pursues. I explain their inextricable relationship, and offer and initial arrangement for their mutual existence and growth.