论信念在认识中的作用

On the Functions of Beliefs in the Process of Cognition

信念在认识中具有多方面的作用 ,其中最基本的是以下三种作用 :信念是认识事物的精神支柱 ;信念是认识活动的内部参照系 ;信念是通向真理的内在要素。主体信念的变化与其所处的外部社会文化环境的变化并非绝对同步的 ,主体信念具有自身的相对独立性。

Beliefs have many functions in the process of cognition. Among them the following three are elementary: beliefs are the spiritual props to understand things, the internal reference systems to take the cognitive activities and the internal and essential factors to lead to the truth. The changes of beliefs aren't absolutely in step with the changes of their external social and cultural environments. The beliefs have their own relative independence. It has great necessity to make deep studies of the functions of beliefs in the process of cognition.