论人文科学的内涵及研究对象

Connotation and Object of Study on the Humanities

人文科学是一门古老的学问,它的产生几乎与人类文化、文明的出现相同步。但"人文科学"的概念出现较晚。人文科学是研究人文世界的各种人文现象发生原因及其发展变化规律的各门科学的总称。通常包括历史学、文学、哲学、艺术学、宗教学、人类学等,并有不断向新领域、新学科拓展的发展趋势。人文科学有其不同于自然科学、社会科学的独特的研究对象,即人文世界。作为自然科学、社会科学和人文科学各自研究对象的自然世界、社会世界和人文世界,三者之间存在着既相互区别又相互联系的辩证关系。

The humanities are almost as old as human culture and civilization. But the concept of the humanities appeared later.The term is a general one of all kinds of sciences that study varied causes and development law of human phenomena in human world,including history,literature,philosophy,religion,anthropology,etc. It tends towards the development of new areas and subjects.The research field of the humanities is human world which is different from natural and social sciences. Their dialectic relationships are based on both mutual distinction and connection.