科学的悖谬与合法化危机——利奥塔对科学的后现代反思

The Paradox of Science and the Crisis of Legitimation: Lyotard's Postmodern Reflection on Science

利奥塔将后现代主义与科学哲学相结合,通过对科学与叙事之间关系的考察来揭示引发现代科学合法化危机的根源。他借助于语言游戏,将科学知识视为是一种语言游戏及其规则来解构现代科学的霸权,进而诉诸于悖谬推理来为后现代科学进行合法化。利奥塔对于科学的后现代反思,深刻揭示了现代科学本身所存在的问题。它向我们展示了科学的未来发展趋向,给我们提供了一种"心灵的震撼",促使我们去反思现代科学,反思现代社会问题。

Lyotard combined postmodernism with scientific philosophy.He revealed the origin of the legitimation crisis of modemscience by examining the relationship between science and narrative.Lyotard regarded scientific knowledge as a kind of language game,using its rules to deconstruct the dominance of modern science,and the paradoxical reasoning to make the post-modern science legalized.Lyotard's postmodern reflection on science deeply reveals the problems of modern science itself.It shows us the developmental trend ofscience and strikes us greatly.His reflection urges us to reflect on modern science and modern social problems.