History of the Scientific Understanding

Author: Xiao Kuntao
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is the third in the series of major social science projects supported by the state. It aims to historically demonstrate the logical rationality and historical tendency of the "scientific system" from natural philosophy to spiritual philosophy. It also argues, both historically and logically, the historical perspective of the separation and integration of philosophy and science. Corresponding to the ancient Greek period, it was the stage of enlightenment and formation of Western philosophy and scientific knowledge; from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, it was the stage of clarifying religious fog and the rise of empirical science; and up to the modern era, dialectics has re-emerged on the basis of materialism, and the overall trend of science and technology objectively confirms the truth of dialectics, thereby achieving the integration of philosophy and science. The theoretical and conceptual form of engineering technology is a product of this integration, becoming the scientific and technological foundation of modern philosophical materialism. This book is the result of years of conceptualization by Professor Xiao Kuntao, collective long-term discussions, and repeated revisions in writing.