中国科学社早期发展与国立东南大学“科学名世”精神滥觞

The early development of the Science Society of China and scientific spirit of the National Southeast University

中国科学社与国立东南大学(东大)的绾合不仅得益于在“时缘”“人缘”和“学缘”上的偶然性,其宣扬的“求真是已”的科学精神,与南高-东大学人“不激不随”的文化保守气质更呈现出一种殊途同归的必然性。中国科学社自创立起就旗帜鲜明地以“科学精神”表征科学的本质,长期致力于国人对科学认知的纠偏从而实现科学价值的回归。随着社员学成归国,他们科学研究的志趣得以与科学人才的培育无缝对接,促成东大从单一的“教学”向集“教学、科研、推广”一体的现代大学职能进行探索与跨越。“科学”与“保守”催生出的东大精神理应在新的历史方位下被重新认识。

The Science Society of China founded headquarters in Nanjing Higher Normal School(predecessor of SEU)in 1918.Since it was organized in 1914,the Society had been devoting itself to the popularization of science and the improvement of science education.Its founders integrated their research interests into the talent training.Thanks to their efforts,SEU has developed from a normal school into a modern university with three functions of“teaching,research and promotion”.