论中世纪基督教对近代科学的主要贡献

在西欧中世纪社会生活中占据主导地位的基督教一开始就运用以辩证法为中心的理性方法 ,从被造的自然和感觉经验等论证其教义和信仰 ,最终确立起近代科学赖以生发的理性精神与方法、自然秩序观和经验信念等几个基本的前提性信念。这些信念的确立集中体现了中世纪基督教对于近代科学的主要历史功绩 ,展示了近代与中世纪的根本精神联系。

On the Main Historical Contributions of Medieval Christianity

Christianity held a dominant position in the medieval social life.From the very beginning,it just used rational methods in which dialectics is the centre to demonstrate its doctrines and beliefs from the created nature and human experiences.and finally established rational spirits and methods.the modern idea of natural order,and the belief in experience,which are elementary premises for modern science's growing up.The establishment of these beliefs centrally embodies the main historical contributions of medieval Christianity to modern times,and reveals the fundamental spiritual relations of modern times to Middle Ages.