亥姆霍兹、彭加勒与爱因斯坦:约定论的初创、发展和完善

Helmholtz,Poincare and Einstein:the Generation,Development and Continuous Improvement of Conventionalism

作为一种卓有成效的认识论与方法论准则,约定论产生于19—20世纪之交物理学的大变革时期。站在时代前列的哲人科学家亥姆霍兹、彭加勒、爱因斯坦等人基于对因果性、几何学、力学的基本概念和基本理论的深入批判,推动了约定论思想的产生、发展和不断完善的历程,成为当代科学与哲学的宝贵精神财富。

Conventionalism,defined as aneffective epistemology and methodology norm,was elucidated during the great revolution of physics at the turn of the 20 th century. Based on the critical studies of causality,euclidean geometry and classical mechanics,the philosopher scientists such as Helmholtz,Poincare and Einstein standing in the forefront of the times,promoted the generation,development and continuous improvement of Conventionalism which has become the valuable spiritual treasure of contemporary science and philosophy.