生态学尺度研究的反实在论表现及其实在论追求

An Analysis of Realism and Anti-realism in Ecological Scale Research

在生态学尺度研究中,有些研究者持有反实在论的观点,或者认为生态学研究的对象尺度不存在,或者认为其可能存在,但不能完全确定或认识不能彻底,而只能采取工具论的策略。这种策略有其不足之处,应该坚持实在论的立场。当然,在对象尺度自身的复杂性,统计理论本身的初步性,分析方法的局限性以及技术工具本身的有限性等等状况下,这种对实在论的坚守应该是原则上的,在具体实施上还是应该允许部分实在论或弱实在论的存在。

In ecological scale research,the anti-realists think that the object scale does not exist,or that it may exist,but not to be fully determined and understood,as a result,instrumentalism becomes more generally preferred.There are many defects in this methodology,however,standpoint of realism should be held.Admittedly,due to the complexities of object scale itself,imperfection of statistical theory,limitations of analytical methods,technology and tools etc.,this adherence to realism should be considered in principle,and the existence of partial realism or weak realism should be allowed in the course of concrete implementation.