人文社会学科研究的“科学性”何以可能

On the Possibility of "Scientific Nature" in Humanities and Social Scientific Research Fields

近代以来,自然科学在各个领域获得的巨大成功使其本身成为"科学标准"的裁量者。人文社会学科研究中自身的科学性是按照自然科学的标准由自然科学赋予和认可的。进入19世纪末20世纪初,社会危机和自然科学的新发现使得自然学科自身的"科学性"面临挑战。本质主义、理性主义受到质疑,人的能动性、非理性主义、相对主义受到追捧。这为人文社会学科研究摆脱对自然科学的依附,建立自己的科学性提供了契机。

In the modem times, with significant achievements in various research fields, Natural Science has become an umpire to assess the scientific standard. The scientific study of Humanities and Social Science must comply with what the admissive criteria of Natural Science. Social crisis and new scientific exploration, however, led to the challenge of ＂Scientific Natural＂ of Nature Science. Essentialism and rationalism had been questioned, on the other hand, human activities, irrationalism and relativisim have gained the favor. It is time that Humanities and Social Science set up the ＂Scientific Nature＂ for itself and break away the reliant relationship from Natural Science.