法国认识论或法国科学哲学是否存在?

Does French Epistemology or Philosophy of Science Exist?

法国一直有着深厚的认识论或科学哲学的传统,如今这一传统却遭到了某些学者(其中不乏法国学者)的质疑。本文是一篇辩护之作,针对这些质疑,在下述三个层面展开论证:1.'科学哲学'和'认识论'这两个概念是如何产生的,为什么这两个概念包含多种含义?2.法国的认识论传统为什么符合这两个概念,即使其研究方向与英美科学哲学不同?3.法国科学哲学如何能够与当代科学哲学接轨并纠正当今科学哲学中的某些谬误?本文的结论为:我们应当承认法国科学哲学在世界科学哲学研究中的地位。

France enjoys a time-honored tradition in epistemology or philosophy of science.Now the tradition has been questioned by some scholars(including some French scholars).This article,as a defence,responds to possible doubts in three aspects;1.How did the concepts of "epistemology" and "philosophy of science" come into being? Why do these concepts contain manifold meanings? 2.Why does the tradition of epistemology in France accord with these two concepts,even though it differs from Anglo-American philosophy of science? 3.How can the French philosophy of science be in a line with the contemporary philosophy of science and moreover rectify certain fallacies in it? The conclusion of this article is that we should recognize the significance of French philosophy of science in the world-wide studies of the philosophy of science.