Hsu Hsin-liang established his status as a political philosopher with his broad concept of "a new people," while mainlander Chu Hui-liang is best known as a specialist in the fields of culture and education.
許信良以「新興民族」宏觀構思奠定其政治哲學家的地位，而外省籍的朱惠良則以文化、教育專業著稱。