本文通过对周汝昌先生和余英时先生红学主张的分析,深化对“什么是红学”“红学为何,红学何为”“红学何以为学”的探讨和认识。文章提出“红学何以可能”的问题,也就是如何规定红学的研究对象、红学的本体性质及其要解决的特殊的问题、红学的研究方法,我们才有可能科学地认识伟大作品《红楼梦》。 Based on the analysis of the redological ideas advocated by Mr. Zhou Ruchang and Mr. Yu Yingshi, this article deepens the discussion and understanding of what “redology” and “red-learning” and “what is red-language learning? The article puts forward the question of ”why is the study of redology possible“, that is, how to stipulate the research subject of redology, the ontological nature of redology and its special problems to be solved, and the research methods of redology so that we can have a scientific understanding of the great works ”.