The Qianjia scholarship is not merely a form of textual studies; rather, it sought to pursue Dao through positivist investigation of Classics and history. The method of positivism and the pursuit of Dao form the fundamental spirit of the Qianjia scholarship. Moreover, the method of positivism in the studies of Classics and history contains a spirit of "seeking truth," which is customarily called "shi shi qiu shi" (seeking truth from facts) by the Qianjia scholars. In this paper I borrow terms and insights from Western philosophy, and label the positivist method applied universally in the Qianjia scholarship as "positivism in humanities," and briefly evaluate its contribution and limits, with the aim of changing the stereotype of the Qianjia scholarship.