Abstract: The public spirit is a kind of spiritual phenomenon that has existed since the ancient times. It involved all the domains of the human public life such as economy, politics and culture. With the formation of public area in modern society, the public spirit is becoming the theoretical resource and academic paradigm of analyzing modern civilization and modern society. This article holds that the public spirit is the spiritual link of the human community, the public utilization of the human rationality, and the ethical representation of the human consciousness. It further streamlines the indepth implication of the public spirit.

Key words: public spirit, philosophy connotation, genus essence