On the academic profession in the perspective of the division of labor
In the perspective of the division of labor, this paper demonstrates that the discipline system not only promotes but also conditions the development of academic profession. The favorably mutual promotion formed by academic freedom, as the prominent characteristics of academic profession, and academic personality, constitutes the realistic impetus of academic profession. The paper also probes into the problems in the process of China's academic profession with the conclusion that university teachers must be studied from the perspective of labor division so as to establish their social status and promote the scholarship.