儒家文化与中国科学:现代新儒家的见解

儒家文化对近代科学在中国的产生和发展究竟起什么样的作用?这是很有意义也常引起争议的话题.当代新儒家以其独特的视角,对这一问题做过许多阐述.本文对当代新儒家的代表人物关于儒家文化中是否缺乏科学,儒家的价值观念是否有碍于科学发展以及儒家研究学问的方式能否成就科学等问题的回答作了简要概括和评析,并就如何估价儒学对科学发展的利与弊,如何分析儒家文化作用于科学发展的方式与机制以及如何预测儒家文化对未来科技发展的作用等问题提出了作者自己的见解.

Confucian Culture and Chinese Science:The View of Modern Neo - Confucianism

What is the effect of Confucian culture on the emergence and developme nt of modern science in Chin This is a meaningful and controversial topic. Mo d ern Neo-Confucianism has expounded extensively on this theme from its own partic ular point of view. This thesis offers brief conclusions and comments on the qu e stions raised by significant Neo-Confucians, such as whether Confucian culture l acks science, whether the ethical values of Confucianism hinder the development of science, and whether the style of Confucian research can become science. And the writer raises her own opinions on how to assess the beneficial and harmful e ffects of Confucianism on the development of science, how to analyze the functio n of Confucianism in the development of scientific method and mechanism,and how to forecast the effect of Confucian culture on the future development of science and technology.