《汉学师承记》的学术史价值

清代乾嘉时期学术考证名家辈出,成果丰硕,治学方法迥异于前代。江藩《汉学师承记》的著成,客观上正符合对此进行适时总结之需要。本书第一次将乾嘉考证学作为学术史的重要的发展作了总结性的考察,梳理出其演进的脉络,评价其意义,此一总结性研究从整个清代而言未有出其右者。此书又一成功之处,是不停留在论述学者的生平行事和著述的主要内容等项,并且着力摹写他们的治学特色和精神风貌。

Value of Record of Han Learning Masters in the Qing Dynasty by Jiang Fan in the Academic History

The era of Emperors Qianlong and Jiaqing in the Qing dynasty was an age of outstanding evidential scholars and their plentiful fruits,with the academic method thoroughly different with the former dynasties.Jiang Fan's Record of Han Learning Masters in the Qing Dynasty had just met the objective need of making prompt summary of the achievements.The book held the first overall investigation of the Qian-Jia evidential research as an important content of the academic history,and analyzed its way of evolution and evaluated its significance.This study had been matchless throughout the Qing dynasty.Another success of the book lied in that it not only conducted an exposition on the scholars' lives,deeds,main writings and etc,but also concentrated its efforts on depicting their academic characteristics and mental outlook.