科学争论初探

在传统的理性主义科学观中,争论意味着一种非理性行为,是对科学发展秩序的干扰。但现实的科学研究活动却昭示着:科学争论是科学的真正生命线和科学发展的最重要的创造因素之一。其实,科学争论是一种集体理论研讨,它犹如一块磨石厉石,各种理论、假说、解释、推论等在科学争论中如金刚石在磨制中获得各个面一样最终获得其完美形式,但这并不意味着科学争论本身产生了从根本上说来是"新"的东西。同时不可忽略的是科学争论中相伴着不和谐的"声音",它干扰了科学发展。

A Preliminary Study on Scientific Debate

Among traditional and rational viewpoints of science, debate is considered to be irrational, which interferes the order of science development. By making a general survey of the whole course of scientific research activities, it is noted that there are many debates and struggles during the course. This phenomenon indicates that the scientific debate is the genuine lifeline and one of the most important creative factors of science development. In fact, scientific debate is a kind of forms in which theories are studied and discussed by the collective. As if the diamond gain all of its surfaces by grinding and polishing, all kinds of theories, hypothesizes, explanations and inferences obtain their perfect forms in scientific debates, as a whetstone. But this doesn't mean that the scientific debate itself always brings about new things. It cannot be neglected that the "unharmonious voices" are always accompanied by scientific debates, which somewhat obstructs science development.