侯甬坚教授对“环境破坏论”的反思及其学术意义

Professor Hou Yongjian's Reflections on“Environmental Destruction Theory”and Its Academic Significance

20世纪80年代以来,学界对中国历史上以农业为主线的开发方式及其过程的评价多偏向负面,侯甬坚教授将其概括为“环境破坏论”,并对此观点展开了学术评议。侯甬坚教授对“环境破坏论”的反思及其提出“人类家园营造”的研究旨趣,是关于中国环境史研究的深刻思考,体现了跨学科知识体系和研究视角的创新与推进。他从人民的生存权和发展权出发,重新反思农业开发与环境之间关系的历史认识和评价标准。他提出要立足于中国农业文明的历史实践,精准把握人与自然关系史中“优化”的事例,构建具有中国特色的环境史认识和阐释的话语体系,在学术实践中不断深化对人与自然关系的认识,体现其学术研究对至真、至善、至美的追求。

Since the 1980s,academia has tended to give negative evaluations of China's historically agriculturebased development models and processes.Professor Hou Yongjian summarizes this trend as the“Environmental Destruction Theory”and conducts an academic review of it.His reflections on the“Environmental Destruction Theory”and his proposed research interest in the“creation of human habitats”represent a profound consideration of Chinese environmental history,demonstrating innovation and progress in interdisciplinary knowledge systems and research perspectives.Starting from the perspective of the people's right to survival and development,Professor Hou reexamines the historical understanding and evaluation criteria regarding the relationship between agricultural development and the environment.He emphasizes the importance of grounding this research in the historical practice of China's agricultural civilization and accurately identifying examples of“optimization”in the history of human-nature relationships.His goal is to build a discourse system with Chinese characteristics for understanding and interpreting environmental history,while continuously deepening our comprehension of the human-nature relationship through academic practice.His efforts reflect the pursuit of truth,goodness,and perfection in scholarly research.