明代士子的弃考及其成因

Scholars' Abandonment of Examination in the Ming Dynasty and Its Causes

明代士子的弃考可分为入学弃考和科举弃考两类。其成因主要有:士子失去了应考的条件;士子屡试不第;士子双亲年迈多病,须服侍奉养;士子遭遇时代或家庭巨变等。虽然明代大量士子放弃了考试,但他们大体上没有否定科举制。同时,弃考的选择不仅为少数士子施展其特殊才能,奉献社会提供了条件,而且有助于社会稳定,具有很强的务实性。

Scholars＇abandonment of examination in the Ming Dynasty includes abandoning entrance examination and abandoning imperial examinations. The reasons are as follows： first, scholars lose scholars in the Ming Dynasty give up the examinations, they generally do not deny imperial examination system. Meanwhile, the abandonment of examination not only provides the chances for a few scholars to show their special talent and contribute to society, pragmatic. but also promotes social stability and is strongly