“说中国无科学之原因”观点探析

An Analysis of “The Reason Why There Was No Science in China”

任鸿隽先生1915年在《科学》杂志第一期上发表题为《说中国无科学之原因》一文,在文中他指出中国人认识自然方式的缺陷在于未得研究科学之方法而已。任鸿隽过于强调归纳法,针砭中国传统学术中"驰骛空虚"之病,但却存在着矫枉过正的倾向,造成这一偏颇的根源在于他的自然科学基础以及对自然科学史了解上的欠缺。任鸿隽对归纳法情有独钟,这与他对科学的理解、科学救国的实用主义理想之间存在着密切的联系。

Ren Hongjun published an article titled ＂ On the reason why China has no science＂ in the first issue of the Chinese journal Science.He pointed that the method that the Chinese developed to recognize the world was not scientific.Ren Hongjun overemphasized the method of induction and criticized the problem of ＂ inanity＂ in the traditional Chinese scholarship.However,his opinion has an inclination of overcorrecting.The cause of this inclination lies in his understanding of science and the development of natural science.He had a preference for the method of induction,which had a close relation to his understanding of science and his pragmatism ideal to save the nation.