“人类社会的基本争论少之又少,而且还出人意料地一成不变。”1当英国报人兼政治家约翰.莫利(John Morley,1838～1923)这样说时,他心里想的正是人类的基本价值理念,比如自由、正义、德性、信仰等等,当然也包括时下热议的“原创”观念。这一观念的当下突显,既有原创匮乏的现实根源,也有不甘雌伏、渴求新变的心理根源。这里拟就人文领域中的“原创”问题作一探究,我要反思的问题是:人文原创何以可能?一“何以可能”的背后都有一个“是否可能”的问题。在自然科学领域,进步、创新、原创自不成问题,故很少有人关注及此。 “There have been very few basic debates in human society, and surprisingly they have remained unchanged.” 1 When the English correspondent and politician John Morley (1838-1923) put it this way, he thought exactly The basic values ​​of mankind, such as freedom, justice, virtue, faith and so on, of course, also include the concept of “original” hot nowadays. The present highlight of this concept, both the original lack of realistic roots, but also unwilling to feminine, eager to change the psychological roots. Here we are going to explore the issue of “originality ” in the field of humanities. The question that I want to reflect on is: Why is it possible for the humanities? There is a question of “possibility” behind the “why possible”. In the field of natural science, since progress, innovation and originality are not a problem, few people pay attention to it.