百科全书派的科学主义观念探析

法国百科全书派代表了一种科学主义思潮。知识的统一是其科学主义形成的形而上学前提,牛顿的分析方法则为这种统一提供了科学基础。认识论的基础主义、现象主义还原和科学方法的统一构成百科全书派的科学主义观念的基本特征。孔多塞是百科全书派科学主义的忠实追随者和实践者。他旨在将道德、社会、政治等现象还原为可观察现象,从而实现科学的统一。用科学的标准划定知识的界限是偏颇的,不过,将科学方法运用到非科学领域,提供了一种从科学角度研究人和社会的新思路。

Exploration of Thought of Encyclopedists' Scientism

The French Encyclopedists represented a scientific thought,of which its formation of scientism was based on the metaphysical premise that all branches of knowledge had been unified.In this respect the Newtonian analytical method provided a scientific basis on which all branches of knowledge were able to be unified.So,the basic character of encyclopedists' scientism was composed of epistemological foundationalism,reduction of phenomenalism and the unity of scientific methods.Among the encyclopedists,Marquis ...