士大夫这一阶层很早就有,古时指的是官僚阶层,也指有名望有学问的读书人,这是一个精英的社会群体。但是宋代士大夫不同于以往的门阀贵族,由于宋代独特的时代背景,宋代士大夫在历史上不仅指代学问、名利,更是高尚气节的化身。关于宋代士大夫的气节观方面的内容一直是学术界研究的焦点,但是研究成果多概括性,并不全面。学术论文方面,诸葛忆兵《宋代士大夫的境遇与士大夫精神》从帝王的治国方针和士大夫成分的改变、士大夫精神新貌等方面讨论了士大夫的气节观念,但是它侧重于帝王政 Scholar-officials have this class very early, in ancient times refers to the bureaucratic class, but also refers to the well-known academic readers, this is an elite social groups. However, in the Song Dynasty, the literati were different from the aristocrats in the past. Due to the unique historical background of the Song Dynasty, the literati in the Song Dynasty not only refer to the academic, fame and fortune in history, but also embody the noble integrity. On the aspect of integrity of the literati in the Song Dynasty, it has always been the focus of academic research, but the research results are more general and not comprehensive. In terms of academic dissertations, Zhuge Yi Bing discussed the concept of scholar’s ethos in terms of “rule of the literati and the literati spirit in the Song Dynasty” from the rule of governing the imperial family and the composition of the scholarly officials, but it focuses on the imperial government