走向开放的科举学研究——科举学学科与专学之争辨析

The Study of Imperial Examination On the Way to Being Open

科举学研究性质之争是近几年学界关注的焦点之一。科举学的研究对象的特殊性,科举学演进与发展的历程,社会对科举学研究的需求,科举学研究与社会职业的对应关系等,决定了科举学是一门专学而非学科。学科与专学或研究领域之间的差异,只代表知识发展中的不同方向,并没有研究层次上的高低之别。作为专学的科举学必须摆脱偏狭的学科研究范式,向各个学科开放,确立跨学科、多学科的研究范式与思维方式,将各类研究统合到一个新的研究体系中,使科举学研究出现突破和飞跃。

The disciplinary attribute of the study of Imperial Examination is a focus of recent academic attention. The author believes that the difference between discipline and special subject does not mean anything superior or inferior but simply different directions of knowledge development. The study of Imperial Examination is a special subject rather than a discipline. As a special subject, the study of Imperial Examination should replace the paradigm of discipline with a multi-disciplinary mode, be open to all studies and disciplines, make use of the achievements from the researches of other countries, and popularize the achievements for all social strata, so as to integrate all kinds of studies into a new study system whereby breakthroughs are made.