“士”的出现及诸子杂文的基本特色

Appearance of Scholar Bureaucrat and the Features of Classic Philosophical Works by Ancient Philosopher in Pre-Qin Times

本文论述了诸子著作产生的社会基础,并进而指出诸子的文章在内容上都是当时现实政治斗争的产物,或发表政见,描绘蓝图;或刺过讥失,揭露矛盾,有着强烈的现实性。形式上则运用了文艺的手段,广泛引进形象因素,具有放言无惮、气势雄放等特点。这样的文章实际上就是“文艺性的议论文”,即杂文。

This Paper discusses the social settings these classic works were produced and draws conclusions about their contents and their styles. Most of their contents are the outcome of political campaigns, either to express political views or to reveal the realistic conflicts; Literary means are adopted in their styles with abundant images and bold, vigorous language. These works are nothing but ＂literary arguementation＂ - - the essays according to the author of this paper.