实证主义史学在中国的发展历程

The development of Chinese Positivist Historiography

中国实证主义史学发展历程是中国史学近代化的一个缩影。实证主义史学一方面继承了乾嘉史学“无征不信”、实事求是的考证原则,另一方面也吸收了西方实证主义史学提倡的进化史观。尤其是它提倡把自然科学引入史学的观点促进了史学科学化的进程。实证主义史学在史学发展史上起了承上启下的作用,为马克思主义史学在中国的发展奠定了思想基础。

The development of Chinese Positivist Historiography is a miniature of the modernization of Chinese Positivist Historiography. It inherited from Qianjia historiography the textual research principle 'Doubt without proof'. It also absorbed the evolution opinion from the western poeitivist historiography. Especially by introducing natural science into historiography, Chinese Positivist Historiography promoted the scientific process of historiography. Positivist Historiography played an important role of connection in the development of historiography, making idea foundation for the development of Marxism historiography in China.