居安思危:科学技术史学科向何处去

Be Prepared for Danger in Times of Peace:Where Does the History of Science and Technology Go

第四轮学科评估后,科学技术史一级学科的发展状况出现了显著变化,有些学科点借助学科评估而顺利扩张,有些学科点则被裁撤或者举步维艰。这是科学技术史学科发展中遇到的新问题,如何有力促进科学技术史一级学科的进一步发展,不仅是现有27个学科点面临的一个重大考验,而且也是全国范围内学科建设与学科发展必须思考的一个迫切问题。从科学技术史学科发展的总体趋势看,在今后相当长一段时间内,科学技术史学科的发展将面临四个方向性选择,何去何从,颇值得深入思考。

After the fourth round of discipline evaluation, the development of the first-level discipline of the history of science and technology has changed significantly. This is a new problem in the development of the history of science and technology. How to effectively promote the further development of the first-level discipline is a test for the existing 27 discipline points, and is also a question worthy of consideration for the discipline construction and discipline development nationwide. From the perspective of the overall trend of the development of the history of science and technology, the development of the discipline will face four directional choices for a long time in the future, and it is quite worthwhile to think deeply about where to go.