人文学术与当代社会之间，有着密切的互动关系。这种关系，从晚清以来，就一直没有间断过。只不过新世纪以来，由于社会经济的高速发展，人文学术又面临新的社会因素的影响。从积极的方面讲，人文学术与社会变迁之间的关系，在今天有了重新总结、重新提炼的机缘，中国经验的理论提炼成为一种迫切需求。从消极意义上来考虑，人文学术面临的压力空前巨大，不仅来自社会意识形态，而且来自学术体制内部。

There has been continuous interactive relationship between humanities and modern society since the late Qing Dynasty. Nevertheless, along with the high speed development of social economy, humanities have been impacted by new social factors since the beginning of the new century. Positively speaking, today we have a new opportunity to conclude and promote the relationship between humanities and social transformation, and the theorization of Chinese experience has been urgently demanded. Negatively speaking, humanities face unprecedented pressure due to social ideology and academic system as well.