从中西哲学的人性论浅析李约瑟难题——以中国先秦儒学和古希腊三贤为例

On Needham’s Problem from the Theory of Human Nature in Chinese and Western Philosophy—Taking Chinese Pre-Qin Confucianism and the Three Sages of Ancient Greece as an Example

“李约瑟难题”一经提出就引起了中国学者的重视。中国先秦儒学与古希腊三贤的人性论有相似之处,但对后世科学的影响却不尽相同。从哲学与科学的角度,探寻近代科学的文化传统和思想渊源,找出回答“李约瑟难题”的答案。

Once the Needham problem was put forward, it attracted the attention of Chinese scholars. Chinese pre-Qin Confucianism has similarities with the theory of human nature of the three sages in ancient Greece, but its influence on later science is different. From the perspective of philosophy and science, this paper explores the cultural tradition and ideological origin of modern science, and finds out the answer to the “Needham Problem”.