论科举制的发展演变对经学的影响

Commentating that Confucian Classics is Affected by the Evolving Imperial Examination System

汉代开启了以经术作为主要取士标准的选官制度,奠定了以儒家经义为主要考试内容的科举传统。唐代科举重视明经、进士两科,突显了经学的重要地位。宋代范仲淹、王安石的科举改革,对于经世致用学风的形成起到了巨大的推动作用。明清科举考试的八股化,不利于士子从经学原典中汲取思想精华,因而对经学的发展有明显的阻滞作用。

Han Dynasty created a standard system of selecting officials by testing classics, as opened the traditional imperial examination with Confucian classics as the main content. Tang Dynasty attached importance to two subjects, Mingjing and Jinshi, and highlighted the importance of classical studies. In Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi reformed the imperial examination, which greatly promoted the formation of Pragmatism style of study. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, imperial examination was stereotyped. The scholars could not extract ideological essence from the original Classics, thus blocking the development of Confucian classical studies.