“科学、技术与社会”研究的现实意义

Practical Significance of the Study of "Science, Technology and Society

“科学、技术与社会”（Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ，ＴｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙａｎｄＳｏｃｉｅｔｙ）作为一个专门的研究领域出现在２０世纪６０年代，有其历史的必然性。在英语世界中常用缩写字ＳＴＳ来表示。本文从三个方面说明ＳＴＳ研究适应时代的发展和召唤而表现出其生命力：１）从和平运动、环境运动到和平与发展是时代的两大主题；２）从科学技术是生产力的重要因素到科学技术是生产力的第一因素；３）从小科学到大科学，到自然科学和社会科学的交叉。结合我国实际，特别是世纪之交的宏伟建设任务，进行“科学、技术与社会”研究。

AbstractAs an independent field of study, the study of 'science, technology and society' came into being in the 1960's as a historical necessity. This paper demonstrates, from the following 3 aspects, the vitality of STS, as it is often abbreviated in the English speaking world, in meeting the demands of the time. 1) From peace movements and environmental movements to the 2 major themes of the time: peace and development. 2) From science and technology as an inportant factor of productive forces to science and technology as the primary factor of productive forces. And 3) form micro-science to macro-science and to the overlapping of natural and social sciences. It is of great practical significance for the promotion of China's socialist modernization to make a study of 'science, technology and society' in the light of China's reality, especially China's tremendous task of reconstruction at the turn of the century.