傅斯年与郭沫若

郭沫若与傅斯年是中国现代学术史上两位卓越的文化名人。两者在现实政治中存在很多差异,但他们又在考古学、历史学上有诸多的共同点,如同样重视史料,同受王国维“二重证据法”及西方科学方法的影响,几乎同时想到对殷墟进行发掘等等。此外,他们还彼此称赞对方的学术成就。党派立场、政治信仰、意识形态、历史观等方面的不同、甚至对立,并不妨碍在学术上互相交流、评点得失、取长补短,郭沫若和傅斯年这两位学术大师正是我们的表率。

Fu Ssu-nien & Guo Mo-ruo

Fu Ssu-nien and Guo Mo-ruo are two outstanding cultural celebrities in the history of modern Chinese academics. There existed many differences in practical politics between them, but they shared many common views on history and archaeology. For example, they both devoted much attention to the historical data, were subject to the influence from the method of “dual evidence” advanced by Wang Guo-wei and from the Western scientific method, and thought of excavating the Yin ruins. Besides, they also praised the academic achievements of each other. The differences and even opposites in party standpoint, political belief, ideology and historical view did not affect the exchange, comment and learning from each other. To say, Fu and Guo are two models for us.