论朱熹的格物穷理思想及其“科学理性精神”

On Zhuxi's Theory about "Extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of objects" and his "methodology of science"

朱熹借用佛学理论创造性地提出"理一分殊"新儒学理论,并以此理论为基础深入阐释了儒学之"格物致知"理论。他提出的格物与致知(格物与穷理)辩证统一的心性修养途径和方法,与培根等近代科学方法论大师提出的科学探索方法非常接近;但因其格物穷理思想建立在"理一分殊"唯心主义基础上,加之他不愿突破儒家伦理框架束缚之形而上学特质,他的"格物穷理"思想,终未走向真正的科学精神和方法之方向。

Zhuxi used Buddhist theory to put forward a new Confucianism＇ s theory- ＂a logic behaves in every thing＂. From this theoretical source, he went deeply in to research the Confucianism＇ s theory -＂ Extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of ob- jects＂. He studied about the dialectic relation of investigation of objects and extension of knowledge. And his theory on ＂Extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of objects＂ is very close to modern methodology of science by Francis Bacon. But his theory was built on the idealism and the metaphysics, so it is not virtually modern methodology of science.