曹剑编，中共中央学校出版社1999年12月出版的《公正评价郭沫若》一书，是针对余英时、丁东等人，特别是丁冬编的《反思郭沫若》一书，对郭沫若的不公正评论，歪曲、污蔑乃至攻击郭沫若的种种不实之词和流言的一种正当回应。诚如该书“编者的话”所言：“近年，臧否中国历史人 Cao Jian, published by the CPC Central Committee School Press in December 1999, entitled “Just Evaluation of Guo Moruo,” is an unjust commentary on Guo Moruo directed at Yu Yingshi, Ding Dong et al., Especially Ding Dong’s “Reminiscing Guo Moruo” Distort, defame and even attack Guo Moruo’s misrepresentations and rumors of a legitimate response. As the book “Editor’s Note” said: "In recent years, whether or not Chinese history