律例本乎聖經：明清士人與官員的法律知識論述

Law and Statutes Based on Confucian Canons: Legal Discourse of Ming-Qing Scholar-Official Literati

傳統儒家士大夫針對法律知識重要性所做的種種評價與論述，到了明清兩代到底有何變化？明清不少士人與官員都曾強調研讀法律知識的重要性，其中也包括嘗試將法律知識更密切地銜結儒家經書的一股學術風氣，由十五世紀末出版《大學衍義補》的〈慎刑憲〉，到十八世紀末刊行的《祥刑經解》，種種將國家法律溯源到儒家經典所謂「聖經」的提法與相關法學著作，持續撰成與刊布，反映了這股密切銜結儒家經書與法律知識的長期趨勢。本文分梳明清士人與官員的相關言論，探究傳統中國政治與法律思想在明清兩代的一項重要演變趨勢。 How did the miscellaneous discourses about law change during the Ming-Qing dynasties? This article delves into Ming-Qing intellectual trends aimed at articulating the Confucian canons with legal knowledge. Focusing on the constitution of the legal knowledge in Daxu Yanyibu (《大學衍義補》) and Xianxing Jinggie (《祥刑經解》), which both highlighted the legal knowledge that might benefit the practice of the Confucian Canons, and vice versa, this study sheds light on the interactions between Confucians and legal experts in late imperial China.

How did the miscellaneous discourses about law change during the Ming-Qing dynasties? This article delves into Ming-Qing intellectual trends aimed at articulating the Confucian canons with legal knowledge. Focusing on the constitution of the legal knowledge in Daxu Yanyibu (《大學衍義補》) and Xianxing Jinggie (《祥刑經解》), which both highlighted the legal knowledge that might benefit the practice of the Confucian Canons, and vice versa, this study sheds light on the interactions between Confucians and legal experts in late imperial China.