近期发生的王西麟和郭文景之间的论争,同当年的卞祖善和谭盾之争一样,是一场正常的论争。应该说,争论双方的基调都是严肃认真的,不存在刻意的人身攻击或不良动机。围绕着中国音乐在新时期如何健康发展这个中心问题,争论双方的分歧主要在对这几个方面的认识:第一,音乐的功能问题;第二,民族性与世界性;第三,音乐家的使命和责任。这几个问题,主要牵涉音乐的基本美学理论和应用艺术学,下面我试就这几个问题谈一点不成熟的看法: The recent controversy between Wang Xilin and Guo Wenjing is the same as that between Bian Zunshan and Tan Dun of the same year. It is a normal debate. It should be said that the arguments of both sides are serious and serious, without any deliberate personal attacks or bad motives. Focusing on the central issue of how Chinese music develops healthily in the new era, it is argued that the differences between the two sides are mainly based on their understanding of these aspects: first, the issue of the function of music; secondly, nationality and the world; thirdly, the musician Mission and responsibility. These issues, mainly involving the basic aesthetic theory of music and Applied Arts, I try to talk about these issues a little premature notion: