探求科学哲学质心之迁移

Central problem shift in the exploration of philosophy of science

与传统的研究途径不同,文本坚持科学哲学的演进应该被视为一种质心的迁移,即核心问题的转变。科学哲学的质心历经了两次历史性转变:第一次是从探求“科学是什么”转变为探讨“科学如何运作”;第二次转向是从讨论“科学如何运作”转到近年来聚焦“科学中的证据与信任之间的不一致性”问题。尽管科学哲学目前呈现的焦点尚需进一步确认,但这种关于质心迁移的探索为学界重新审视科学哲学演变脉络开辟了另外一种思路。

Unlike traditional research approaches,the text insists that the evolution of philosophy of science should be seen as a shift in the center of mass,that is,the transformation of core issues.The center of gravity of philosophy of science has undergone two historic transformations:the first was from exploring“what science is”to exploring“how science operates”;The second shift is from discussing how science operates to focus on the inconsistency between evidence and trust in science in recent years.Although the current focus of philosophy of science still needs further confirmation,this exploration of central problem shift has opened up another way for the academic community to re-examine the evolution of philosophy of science.