“时代精神”是许多知识分子笔下的常用词,然 而其内涵似乎莫衷一是。 “精神”与“知识”是近义词,然而两者的关系也 模糊难定。 本文试图疏理一系列关键词:先知的个人新 知、精英的小众共识、大众的一般常识以及水恒迷 信……对“时代精神”的误区及其流向做出纯属个 The “spirit of the times” is a commonly used term written by many intellectuals, but its connotation seems incomprehensible. “Spirit” and “knowledge” are synonymous, but the relationship between the two is also ambiguous. This article tries to shed light on a series of key words: the personal knowledge of the prophet, the minority consensus of the elite, the common sense of the general public, and the constant superstition ... to make purely personal misunderstandings of the “spirit of the times”