“思维经济原则”之评析

A comment on “the principle of the economical thought”

提起“思维经济原则” ,一般人都会想到它是与“原则同格说”等命题一样 ,是典型的经验批判主义的认识论命题。殊不知 ,“思维经济原则”有着重要的科学方法论意义———“它对当代自然科学家在认识上的倾向有极大的影响”。[1]本文将对这一命题的科学方法论意义作一尝试性的评析 。

While mentioning the principle of the economical tho ug ht, we usually think that it is a typical epistemological proposition of the emp irical criticism just like “the theory of the principle with the same pattern” . In reality, the principle of economical thought has momentous significance of the scientific methodology. It will greatly influence the contemporary natural s cientists' attitudes toward epistemology. The article attempts to discuss and an alyze the significance of the scientific methodology of this proposition so that we may have full knowledge of this proposition.