Journal of Shantou University set up the column of 'Academic Criticism and Contention' in 2003. There have been all-embracing, in-depth and heated discussions about the questions which are frontier-typed, hot-spotted, and controversial in the fields of philosophy, social sciences, and humanities. These discussions facilitate strongly the development of the contemporary Chinese academic circle. Evidence shows that healthy academic development must proceed in the atmosphere of criticism and contention. To ensure the scientific development of the contemporary academic activities in China, we must...