关于价值哲学与价值科学的思考

On The Philosophy of Value and The Science of Value

“价值”概念像一只随时间推移而逐渐鼓起来的麻袋,许多内容都只是后来才被装进去的。价值问题以不同的方式成为哲学研究的主题,哲学家们从不同的视角去研究价值问题,由此形成了当代哲学“价值论转向”的三种分支方向或表现形态,它们都只是“价值哲学”而非“价值科学”。价值问题既是哲学问题同时也是科学问题,光有关于价值的形而上的哲学层面的研究是远远不够的,还必须有关于价值的形而下的科学层面的研究。作为人类理性智慧把握价值问题的不同方式,这两种研究各有其适用范围,价值哲学与价值科学的齐头并进及彼此互补,将是价值研究真正走向成熟的标志。

Starting with the changing concept of value, this paper makes a comparative analysis of three branches of ＂the turn to the theory of value＂ of modern philosophy, and further discusses the possibility of the science of value, managing to remove the barrier which excludes the thoughts of value from the scientific field. The issue of value is related to not only philosophy, but also science. Besides studies of the purely philosophical and metaphysical aspect of value, it is also necessary to probe into the physical and scientific aspect. Since philosophy of value and science of value are two different ways of dealing with value rationally, the coexistence and complementarity of the two will be the sign of the maturity of value-study.