如何定位赫森科学史的马克思主义方向——兼与唐文佩博士商榷

How to Identify Hessen's History of Science with Marxism——And Debate with Dr.Tang Wenpei

赫森的"牛顿《原理》的社会经济根源"一文对科学史的解读作了马克思主义方向探索。至于赫森的尝试是否正统,学界尚无定论。最近,唐文佩博士的论文(《马克思主义科学史的早期尝试——以"赫森论点"为例》载《科学技术哲学研究》2011年第2期)认为赫森科学史的主旨偏离了马克思主义传统,仅在科学内史的解读方面保持一致,原因在于马克思和赫森都未涉足科学内史领域。在笔者看来,赫森科学史的主旨依然延续了马克思主义方向,但在科学内史方面,由于赫森坚持从牛顿的阶级立场论证《原理》的宗教神学情结,这在一定程度上偏离了马克思主义传统。因此,笔者以完全相异的观点对此提出质疑,以期展开更深入的讨论。

Hessen attempted to interpret the history of science using Marxist methodology in the Social and Economic Roots of Newton＇s ＇Principia＇.Whether Hessen＇s attempt was orthodox or not,we hadn＇t got a consistent point.Recently,Dr.Tang Wenpei puts forward that Hessen＇s main point of history of science deviated from Marxist tradition,except the internal history of science.However,from my perspective,the history of science of Hessen kept accordance with the main point of Marxist,but Hessen insisted on the religion and theology of ＂principia＂ coming from Newton＇s class,which deviated from the Marxist history of science.Therefore,I put forward totally opposite viewpoints in order to encourage more discussion.