波普尔的"偏见"学说探析

自古以来,"偏见"一词不仅被赋予明显的贬义,而且在认识论中一直被视为阻碍主体意识接近并把握真理的元凶。到了现代,批判理性主义者波普尔才真正打破审视批判传统的偏见、伸张理性的权威这一西方哲学的传统,进而公开为偏见的合理性辩护。波普尔的偏见学说展现给人们的不只是他非凡的理论勇气,更重要的是他对西方哲学、尤其是近代以来西方哲学致知取向的深刻反省。

An Analysis on Popper's Doctrine of Prejudice

The word prejudice has been endowed with a distinct derogatory sense, and regarded as the prime culprit that prevents the subjective consciousness from approaching and grasping the truth all the way from ancient time. However, since the modern times, Popper, the critical rationalist, has smashed the western philosophical tradition to examine prejudice in terms of critical tradition, and promoted the authority of rationalism and defended publicly the rationality of prejudice. Popper's doctrine of prejudice demonstrates not only his extraordinary and rational courage, but also his deep-going self-examination on the epistemological orientation in western, especially modern western, philosophy.