中国经济思想史研究的一个基础性课题:“胡寄窗分界”假说论证

A Basic Subject in the Study of History of Chinese Economic Thought:The Argumentation of the Hypothesis of Hu Jichuang Boundary

"胡寄窗分界"界定了中国经济思想从传统的、前科学的范式向现代的、科学的范式转型,其基点是研究方法的转型,即采用科学的分类体系和分析方法。这一范式变革还体现在两个重要方面:一是国际通行的话语系统;二是经济学家这一"专业共同体"的产生。胡寄窗先生提出了中国经济思想的分界,并就分界的基点作了论述。但他没有就此论题展开并作系统深入的研究,所以只能称之为假说,即需要作理论检验的假设。运用实证分析方法对这一假说作出检验,应该是中国经济思想史研究的一个基础性课题。

Hu Jichuang boundary defines the transformation of Chinese economic thought from traditional and pre-scientific paradigm to modern and scientific paradigm, whose basis is the transformation of research methods which adopt scientific classification systems and analytical methods. Further- more, the paradigm transformation lies in two important aspects, interna- tionally accepted voice system and the emergence of economists as a profes- sional community. Mr. Hu put forward the boundaries of Chinese economic thought and discussed the basis of the boundaries. But he did not conduct a systematic and deep research in this thesis, so Hu Jichuang boundary could only be called a hypothesis which needs theoretical testing. Testing the hypothesis by empirical analysis should be a basic subject in the study of Chi- nese history of economic thought.