差之毫厘,谬以千里:说说计量研究

随着改革开放的深入和当代社会全方位的转型,中国史研究如何继承优良的史学传统,更新理论与方法,把握学科发展的特点和态势,成为摆在学界同仁面前的时代命题。本刊有幸邀请到瞿林东、陈支平、范金民、常建华、李华瑞、徐彬六位学者就此展开笔谈。宋代史家吴缜作史三原则说有何重要的现实指导意义?如何认识和超越历史与文化的歧义?社会史研究的最新发展趋势是什么?怎样进行历史计量研究?宋史文献特点有哪些?家谱研究的意义与方法何在?学者们结合自己的研究,对以上问题给予了思考和回答。

With the deepening of reform and opening-up and the full-scale transformation of contemporary society,how to inherit excellent tradition of historiography,update the theories and methods,and grasp the characteristics and trend of development have become a proposition of the era for the academia. Our journal has the honor to invite the following six scholars for a discussion on this by writing,such as Qu Donglin,Chen Zhiping,Fan Jinmin,Chang Jianhua,Li Huarui,Xu Bin.What is the practical guiding significance of Wu Zhen,a historian in the Song Dynasty?How can we understand and transcend the ambiguity of history and culture?What is the latest trend of development in research of social history?How can we implement quantitative study of history?What is the literature of the Song history?What are the significance and methods of genealogy research?The scholars give their answers and speculations on the questions according to their studies.