人类社会进入文明时代的标志之辨

Distinguishing the Symbol of Human Society's Entering into the E ra of Civilization

文字的产生滞后于教育、艺术和科学 ,其内涵和外延不能涵盖、排斥文化中教育、艺术和科学的内容 ,所以它不能作为人类社会进入文明时代的标志。科学的产生早于文字 ,它体现了人类对自然和社会的革命性改造或突破 ,科学融贯于物质财富创造过程 ,其概念涵盖了精神财富中教育、艺术和文字诸方面 ,所以它是人类社会进入文明时代的标志。陶作为远古人类最早创造的非自然状态物质组成的生产工具或生活器具 ,它的出现成为人类进入科学时代的显著座标 。

The characters arose late r than education,art and science.Its connotations together with its extension ca n't cover or exclude the content of education,art or science in culture.So it ca n't be regarded as the symbol of the civilization of human society.Science,merge d into the creation of wealth,developed earlier than the characters,which embodi es the revolutionary reformation and breakthrough in nature and society.Its conc eption covered many respects of mental wealth such as education,art and science. Therefore,science is the symbol of the civilization of human society.As the ear liest tools of production or articles for daily use,pottery is the milestone in the history of mankind,symbolizing human society's entering the era of civilizat ion.