宋朝的贡士——兼评士大夫群体精英论

The Literati Gentry of Song Dynasty,with a Note on Collective Elitism

宋代贡士是士大夫的一部分,本文论述宋代贡士及其相关制度、社会地位等,说明大多数贡士属地主阶级,"为富者多,为仁者少"是阶级社会的基本情况;并针对目前流行的士大夫群体精英论,提出个人的评判。

The gong shi were part of the literati gentry during Song Dynasty. The study reviews the system of gong shi of Song and related institutions,as well as their social status. It points out that most gong shi belonged to the landed gentry,in which 'money almost always weighed over virtue or benevolence'. It also offers a critique of current discourse about collective elitism practiced among the literati gentry.