刘小枫等人把人文学科中的"富于创新"看作"胡说八道",这是对学术研究的贬低甚至诋毁,是固守传统而不是继承传统。开"中国哲学史"研究之先河的冯友兰先生不但研究古典,而且建立了独特的哲学体系即"新理学",可谓继承传统的典范。近年来,在中国大陆兴起的"国学热"有固守传统之嫌,这从有关"亲亲相隐"的争论中可见一斑。
LIU Xiao-feng et al take "creation"in the humanities as "talking nonsense". This is to belittle and disparage the academic research,and is to entrench in the traditions but not to carry on the traditions. FENG You-lan,who starts the studies in the history of Chinese philosophy,not only researches the classics,but establishes his unique philosophical system called "Xin Li Xue",and he is thus an model of carrying on traditions. The "national culture fever",which rises recently in the mainland of China,has some signs which are suspected of entrenching in the traditions. This can be seen from the debates about "concealing between the relatives".