论牛顿的反形而上学斗争

On the Struggle of Anti-Metaphysics by Issac Newton

17- 18世纪 ,欧洲哲学史上经历过一场持续的反形而上学斗争。从某种意义上说 ,这一场反形而上学斗争是由牛顿开启的。其直接动因虽然在于满足当时科学发展的需要 ,但其意义远不止于满足这种需要。这一场反形而上学斗争是从中世纪神学到西方当代哲学的转折环节 ,它代表了当时的先进文化的前进方向。但是 ,牛顿的反形而上学斗争的意义由于黑格尔的贬斥和恩格斯继黑格尔之后对牛顿的批评 ,以及对恩格斯的这一批评的不适当的强化和延伸而被低估甚至抹杀了 ,这无论是在哲学理论上还是在社会实践上 ,都造成了不良的后果。今天 ,重新回顾这一场反形而上学斗争 ,无论对我们的哲学理论研究还是社会实践探索 。

In the 17th and 18th centuries, there once was a continuous struggle of anti metaphysics. Though the struggle, which was initiated by Issac Newton in a sense, met the needs of scientific development, its significance quite went beyond. It is the transition from theology of Middle Ages to contemporary western philosophy, and stood for the direction of advanced culture at that time. But the significance of the struggle was underestimated and even wiped out, because of the censure by Hegel, and then by Engles, especially because of the unreasonable step up of the censure by Engels. This caused harmful consequences both in theory and social practice. Therefore, it is of great significance both in philosophy theory and social practice to review the struggle in history.