“科玄论战”中的生物学与科学主义

Biology and Scientism in "The Debate of Science and Metaphysics"

在1923年中国学者所发起的"科玄论战"中,虽然没有多少生物学家的参与,但生物学的理论和知识却成了论战中争论的重要内容,科学派所提出的"科学人生观"几乎等同于"生物学人生观"。这一方面是因为生物学中的进化论和遗传学知识在当时的社会中得到了广泛的传播,生物学又涉及非常广泛的人生问题;另一方面是因为具有科学主义倾向的科学派人士大都是进步主义进化观的赞成者。

Although there were few biologists to take part in ＂the Debate of Science and Metaphysics＂ advocated by Chinese scholars in 1923,the theory and knowledge of biology became the important content of the debate.And the ＂life outlook of science＂ was looked as the same as the ＂life outlook of biology＂.The reason was that the theory of evolution and the knowledge of genetics had been communicated in Chinese society at that time,and the knowledge of biology was related with extensive fields of life.The other important reason was that the members of scientific party who were inclined to scientism were for the evolution viewpoint of progressivism.