science
(1) The source of the term science
The term science, English is science, originated from the Latin’s scio, and later evolved into scientin, and finally became today’s writing. Its original intention is “knowledge” and “learning”.Fuze Yuji, a well -known scientific enlightenment master in Japan, translated the “science” simplified “science”.By 1893, Kang Youwei introduced and used the word “science”.Yan Fu also used the word “science” when translating scientific works such as “Theory of Heaven”.Since then, the word “science” has been widely used in China.
Why do you call it so?The original meaning of Science is systematic knowledge. Maybe this is the case in the nineteenth century. It is already a very huge knowledge system in the nineteenth century.Knowledge is not connected.In addition to professional concepts, the basic concepts are the same, and the basic methods are the same. The meaning of “subjects” means classification or hierarchy. Therefore, I think that science should be “scientific” or more appropriate.
The origin of science in ancient China, such as various classic scriptures, are information records about the exploration of scientific laws!In ancient times, the ancestors of the ancestral mathematics, Zhang Heng’s ground motion instrument, the guidelines of the Han Dynasty, and the compass of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Emperor Nei Jing was a typical medicine!It is a scientific book in ancient Chinese society!But as far as science is concerned, maybe it is still imported!
The Chinese idiom “does not see the classics”, in fact, tells us that all the scriptures and biography are scientific exploration records about ancient Chinese human society! Starting from Sima Qian, according to the historical records of the historical scriptures, all the previous before the Han Dynasty recorded all the previous before the Han Dynasty.Recordable text information history record!These are the great works of natural science and social sciences!
(2) Basic definition of science
Basic definitions -science is people who advocate truth and truth, and never explore and practice endlessly, and tend to approach the truth in stages.The characteristics of sex, universality, special nature, and informaticity, do not include as much knowledge system as much as possible, and are a noble cause that will always benefit human society forever.
In layman’s speaking, science is an attitude, perspective, and method!At the same time, the scientific thing itself is paradoxic!In other words, things from different professional disciplines are easily confused and considered contradictory!In fact, it reflects the different complex aspects of scientific understanding of things!
As long as the comrades engaged in scientific and technological work are very clear, the establishment and hypothesis of the concept of the beginning, and the assumptions are very difficult!Therefore, for the original concept of science itself, it is very difficult for any top scientist in the world!Therefore, the basic definition of science requires guts!Need courage!It also needs to pay attention to the high realm of human destiny!
In fact, before that, because the term science has never been strictly defined, it will cause a series of confusion and unnecessary arguments.For example: Is there any science in ancient China?Is Chinese medicine science?What is the difference between science and pseudo -science?What is the difference between science and religion?etc.These problems are very, very attractive.So the times require us to give appropriate definitions as soon as possible to resolve these disputes.
In this definition, the attribution that “as far as possible without containing contradictions” is added by itself because it is to clarify the meaning of scientific, that is, what kind of knowledge system is the science (I still don’t understand why many books have so far, why many books have so far?Why don’t you dare to add it clearly).The “contradiction” of course refers to logical contradictions.
“Knowledge System” is the initial understanding of science.As a very practical knowledge, the most important thing is that there is a very high standards and structure.In this regard, any classic works have this characteristic. In ancient times, the most famous in ancient times was “Geometry Original”.The most organized in Chinese classical works, maybe I do n’t learn nothing, and I think that the biggest impact on me is the Secret of Orange (a book).However, this knowledge system such as science is no longer as small as certain knowledge systems, the scope of discussion is so narrow, but a very huge knowledge system, and its ambition even attempts to include everything.Such a large system still maintains a strong organizational and structure, which seems different.However, the knowledge system is not only a science, so it is necessary to clearly clarify what kind of knowledge system is.In the definition, the previous part is limited and skipped a period of discussion.
Someone had realized that science was a social cause that benefited human beings, but its significance was further deepened by the development of the times.And this is not easy for people who lack education.How can knowledge in books be a social activity?Can’t be understood by others, cannot be repeatedly verified by others. This is not known in itself. Why should it emphasize its social nature?This is because science’s understanding of knowledge is far more strict than others.Regardless of the wizard, religious, civilians, or scientists, knowledge refers to the correct statement, and the correct foresee, that is, knowledge is the “truth” that people think.But only scientists are very strictly examined “truth”.Not only depends on whether its initial sentences (often referred to as axioms) are from intuition, experiments, or sufficient reasons, but also strictly review any details in the process of derivation, and examine whether its export conclusions conflict with experiments or life experience.EssenceAnd this series of work is not what people who have not been trained by scientific training. Therefore, they need education, the common labor of many scientists, and the understanding of the general public and the support of all aspects.As science is becoming more and more developed, the higher the degree of complexity of science, the stronger its sociality.
