马克思恩格斯对科学史研究的贡献

The Contribution of Marx and Engels towards the Study of History of Science

马克思恩格斯对自然科学史的研究是他们构建的宏伟理论大厦的组成部分。他们的研究,为用马克思主义观点研究自然科学史奠定了基础,在许多方面开了先河,对科学史学科的发展作出了独特的贡献。马克思为了写作《资本论》和其他经济理论问题,着重研究了数学史和技术史;恩格斯在研究哲学和自然科学的同时,着重研究了各门自然科学的历史和自然科学综合史。所有这些及其创造性见解,都被自然科学史的研究和发展载入了史册,对当代学人具有无穷的启迪。

Marx and Engels＇ study towards the history of science is one part of their theory mansion they have constructed. Their study laid the foundation to researching the history of science with Marxist perspective, which initiated the research in many aspects and made unique contri- bution to the development of the study of history of science. Marx studied the history of mathematics and the history of techniques specifically in order to write Das Kapital and other economic problems; Engels studied the history of various natural history and general history of natural science while studying philosophy and natural science. All these and their creative insights have been gone down in history, which have infinite enlightment for contemporary scholars.