论爱因斯坦逻辑简单性思想及其渊源  

On Einstein's Thought of Logical Simplicity and its Origin

作　　者：张一鸣[1] 张增一[2] 

机构地区：[1]北京理工大学人文与社会科学学院,北京100081 [2]中国科学院研究生院人文学院,北京100049

出　　处：《自然辩证法研究》2012年第9期112-116,共5页Studies in Dialectics of Nature

摘　　要：简单性作为科学家的信念,引起了不少哲学家和科学家的关注。爱因斯坦的逻辑简单性思想不仅是他的科学信念,而且也是科学认识的指导原则和科学研究方法论的基本准则,并且体现在他创立相对论的过程中。本文首先对爱因斯坦之前的简单性思想进行了梳理,为理解爱因斯坦逻辑简单性思想独创性奠定基础;其次,探讨了爱因斯坦逻辑简单性思想的丰富内涵及其对他创立相对论的影响,澄清一些模糊的认识;最后,分析了爱因斯坦逻辑简单性思想的来源,特别是斯宾诺莎哲学的影响,为人们理解哲学与科学之间的互动关系提供了具体的案例。Many philosophers and scientists have paid much attention to simplicity because it is taken as belief of scientists. Einstein＇s logical simplicity is not only his scientific belief but also his guide principle of scientific research and basic rule of scientific methodology which would be found in his creation of relativity. In this article, at first we try to figure out the idea of simplicity before Einstein so that we have a baseline to review its creativity. Second, we will probe Einstein＇s thought of logical simplicity and its influence on his creation of relativity, and try to indicate some misunderstanding of his thought of logical simplicity . Finally, we will analyze the origin of Einstein＇s logical simplicity, especially the influence of Benedictus Spinoza＇s philosophy, and show the interaction between science and philosophy in the cases

关 键 词：逻辑简单性 爱因斯坦 宇宙宗教感情 斯宾诺莎 

分 类 号：N031[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学]