笛卡尔《原则》的逻辑价值

On the Logic Value of Rules for the Direction of the Mind by Descartes

笛卡尔是法国著名自然科学家、数学家,是西方近代哲学的创始人之一。《探求真理的指导原则》是他的早期哲学作品,笛卡尔在这部著作中提出一系列探求真理的方法和原则,对近代哲学、科学、数学的发展有深远的影响。该书重点讨论了下面四个主题:一、直观与演绎;二、列举或归纳;三、分析和综合;四、马特席斯。本文从方法论和逻辑学的观点出发,逐一讨论该书主题的逻辑价值及其对逻辑学发展的影响。

Decare was a famous natural scientist and mathematician of France, and he also was one of the creative men in modem western philosophy. Rules for the Direction of the Mind was his early philosophical work. Decare trat forward a series methods and prin- ciples for seeking truth. It has far-reaching compact on philosophy,science and mathematics. Decare talked about four topics in the book as following.. 1. intuition and deduction;2, enumeration or condusion;3, analysis and synthesis;4. Mathesis. In order to find its logic value and understand it how to affect logic. This paper is to discuss the book from the angle of methology and viewpoint of logic.