汪康年与转型期知识分子的角色特征

Wang Kangnian and the Role of Intellectuals in Turning Period

随着戊戌变法和庚子中国议会的失败,汪康年对自己以前的活动和中国变革的前景进行反省。他认为,政府的专制集权会侵犯民众的利益,必须利用舆论对它进行监督;同时民间的过激行为又会干扰政府的改革进程,因而对民众运动也应该加以限制。在国家与社会之间,汪康年选择了中间立场,试图通过报刊舆论对二者进行双重的监督和调解,这在很大程度上揭示了转型期知识分子所共同具有的角色特征。

With the failure of Wuxu Reform and Gengzi Chinese Parliament, Wang Kangnian introspected the activities of himself and the prospect of the reform in China. He thought that the autocracy of the government was harmful to the benefit of the mass, so it must be supervised by the public opinion. At the same time, the radical actions of the mass would interfere the process of the reform initiated by the government, so they also should be limited. Wang Kangnian selected a middle standpoint between the state and the society, and he tried to supervise and mediate both of them through the public opinion of the press.