归纳法与科学发现

Induction and Scientific Discovery

归纳法是一种重要的科学方法,但是人们对归纳推理的有效性一直争论不休。对于归纳法在科学发现中作用,古典归纳主义者和现代归纳主义者各自走向极端。科学发现的历史表明,归纳是人们从经验中获得知识和发现低层次经验定律的重要方法,对于推动科学的发展具有十分重要的意义。

Induction is one of important scientific methods, But people have been debating the validity of inductive inference.As to the role of induction in scientific discovery, classical and modern inductive logic both reached their extreme.The history of scientific discovery told us that induction is important,it could help us to find empirical knowledge and low-level experience laws,and it is of great significance to promote scientific development.