逻辑实证主义与关系辩证法的双重变奏——兼论大卫·哈维城市理论的研究价值

The Dual Variation of Logical Positivism and Relational Dialectics

大卫·哈维城市理论方法论的轨变,在某种意义上是对历史、空间和社会关系进行再定位的演绎过程。早期哈维对城市研究方法论的阐释,存在着认识论的误区,其中所蕴涵的结构主义诟病压抑了城市内在的辩证张力。而从逻辑实证主义到关系辩证法的方法论之变,为城市赋予了思辨的品格,城市逐步摆脱了早期绝对性的倾向。关系辩证法和历史-地理唯物主义开启了城市研究方法论的新篇章,通过关注空间、正义和资本与城市化进程的关系,哈维重构了城市研究的方法论和认识论,为中国特色城镇化建设提供了丰富的参考和有益的思路。

The change of David Harvey’s urban theory is, in a sense, a process of deducing historical, spatial and social relations. There is a misunderstanding of epistemology in Harvey’s early interpretation of urban research methodology, in which the structural criticism suppressed the dialectical tension in the city. However, the change of methodology from logical positivism to relational dialectics has given the city a speculative character, and the city has gradually got rid of the tendency of early absoluteness. Relational dialectics and history-geography materialism has opened a new chapter in methodology of urban research. Through focusing on the relationship between space, justice,capital and urbanization, Harvey has reconstructed the methodology and epistemology of urban research, and provided a wealth of reference and useful ideas for the building of urbanization with Chinese characteristics.