「個體」與「群體」：近代中國知識分子之研究回顧與展望

Individual and Community: Review and Prospect of Research on Intellectual in Modern China

知識分子是學界長期耕耘的研究議題，在個人傳記式書寫，乃至知識分子的「階層」等各種層面的寫作中，藉由不同的人群關係來連結知識分子的群體研究，是近年來逐漸開拓出的新領域。本文試圖說明此領域的發展軌跡與成果，討論現有的方向與未來可能的突破。本文將從兩個角度進行討論：一、知識分子及其群體的研究取徑與成果；二、未來可多借鑒的新工具：數位人文，尤其是社會網絡分析。並於本文末尾，藉由一小篇幅的試作，說明筆者對數位人文作為研究工具的理解。

Research on intellectuals and their thoughts has long been a key area with remarkable academic achievement, including attention to the nature and definition of intellectuals as a social class, as well as research on intellectuals' biographical writings. However, research on intellectual groups linked by interpersonal networks and different groups of people, is a new field that has just developed in recent years. Focusing on this emerging field of research, this paper attempts to mark the existing achievements, current research directions, and potential breakthroughs. Under such a goal, this paper specifically explores the following two aspects: first, the approaches adopted by existing literature when examining intellectuals and their groups, and the related research results; second, to demonstrate how tools in digital humanities, especially social network analysis, can be applied to future research. With this paper, the author aims to share his understanding of and experience with these tools used in digital humanities.