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This book describes the ancient history debate movement as a historical phenomenon in the development of modern academic thought. It mainly explores why the movement broke out, what style it took, and what impact it brought, etc. In the history of modern thought. This book believes that the most critical factor that led to the emergence of the movement was the historical interpretation of Jinwen writers in the Qing Dynasty, and the complex ideological and academic environment in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China was particularly important. Gu Jiegang's personal "striking blow to the sky" was the catalyst for the movement. In addition, this book also examines issues on three levels: the first level, what are the original ideas of thinkers, and what is the relationship between these ideas and the ideological tradition in which they live; the second level, what the thinkers really accomplished; the third level, in the process of historical development, what impact did the thinkers' achievements have, and how do later people understand their actions.

This book is a collection of some important articles by Mr. Wang Fansen, academician of Academia Sinica, and can be divided into four parts. The first is the author's reflections during the historical research process, and his observations and reflections on academic trends, especially issues in the field of historical research. This is summarized by the author as "Why Geniuses Come in Groups", which is used as the title of this book. The second is the speech scripts "If I Had to Do a Graduate Student Again" and "Let's Talk Again If I Were a Graduate Student." The author combined his own experience and understanding to talk about what he thinks a graduate student majoring in history should learn, do, and pay attention to. The third is the author's recollections of several of his teachers, including Yu Yingshi, Mou Fuli, Du Xide, etc. The fourth is the record of several interviews conducted by the author.