中西自然概念的历史嬗变与自然观变革的实质

The Historical Evolution of the Concept of Nature in China and the West and the Essence of the Reform of the View of Nature

自然概念的历史嬗变,来源于自然观念的历史变革,而自然观念的历史变革,最终来源于人类实践活动的历史发展。实践的原则不但是我们解释自然观念的基本原则,也是我们解释自然观念变革的基本原则。正是因为人类实践的历史发展不断地改变着人与自然之间的现实关系。因而,它也不断地改变着自然界对人类生存的意义和人类对自然的态度。自然概念并非抽象的、一成不变的。自然观念变革的根基是人类实践的不断发展,是社会历史的不断发展。

The historical evolution of the concept of nature comes from the historical change of the concept of nature which ultimately comes from the historical development of human practical activities. The principle of practice is not only the basic principle to explain the concept of nature, but also the basic principle to explain the change of natural concept. It is precisely because the historical development of human practice constantly changes the realistic relationship between man and nature. Therefore, it also constantly changes the meaning of nature to human survival as well as human attitude to nature. The concept of nature is not abstract and immutable. Furthermore, the historical evolution of the concept of nature originates from the historical change of the concept of nature, and the foundation of the change of the concept of nature is the continuous development of human practice and the continuous development of social history.