Political institutions can be transparent or secret. If they are transparent, then we have access to information about how agents act within them. If they are secret, then we do not have access to this information. The presence and extent of transparency has tremendous impact on how political institutions function. The purpose of this article is to offer a brief overview of what political philosophers have thus far had to say about transparency as it pertains to political institutions. In doing so, I hope to connect philosophical questions about transparency to relevant social scientific work and to highlight areas where more work needs to be done.

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政治哲学的保密性和透明性

政治机构可以是透明的，也可以是秘密的。如果它们是透明的，则我们可以访问有关代理在其中的行为方式的信息。如果它们是秘密，则我们无权访问此信息。透明度的存在和程度对政治体制的运作产生巨大影响。本文的目的是简要概述迄今为止政治哲学家对于与政治制度有关的透明度不得不说些什么。通过这样做，我希望将有关透明度的哲学问题与相关的社会科学工作联系起来，并强调需要做更多工作的领域。