科学边缘的他者——从《永动机与歌德巴赫猜想》说起

The Other on the Border of Science

人类学家试图“通过边缘来理解中心的缺失”,这种“他者的目光”,以及“离我远去”的态度,向我们展示了“文化的互为主体性”。科学被幻化成文化符号具有其深刻的社会文化基础。当我们走到主流科学体系之外,切换视角,努力做到站在他者的立场上看待他者的文化、以及作为一种亚文化的科学,的确可以悟出很多令人瞠目的事实。将人类学与科学史结合起来进行研究,为科学技术与社会研究领域的学者展示了一种新工具、新方法,提供了考察科学的新角度、新视野。

Anthropologists try to understand the lack of the center through the verge,such attitude of 'away from me' and the others' sight have laid out the inter-subjectivity among cultures.The fluctuation of science into cultural symbol has possessed profound social foundation.After moving out of the mainstream of science,standing on the others' position and regarding their science as cub-culture,we can really grasp many startling facts.The combination of anthropology and the history of science provides a new point of view and new field of vision of reviewing science.