弦论的五个哲学追问  

Five Philosophical Inquires of String Theory

作　　者：陈向群[1] 马雷 CHEN Xiang-qun;MA Lei(School of Humanities,Nanchang University,Nanchang 330031;Research Center for Problem Philosophy,Huaqiao University,Xiamen 361021,China)

机构地区：[1]南昌大学人文学院,南昌330031 [2]华侨大学问题哲学研究中心,厦门361021

出　　处：《自然辩证法研究》2019年第1期111-116,共6页Studies in Dialectics of Nature

基　　金：教育部人文社科青年项目"弦论之争与科学革命的内在张力研究"(18YJC720016);国家社科基金一般项目"科学哲学视域下的问题域研究"(17BZX004)

摘　　要：弦论是当前物理学研究的核心议题之一,它被认为是迄今为止最有希望统一宇宙万物的科学理论。然而,由于弦论长期未能得到实验的证实,其自洽性、完备性和真实性也一直为人们所质疑。但弦论所具有的特殊理论内涵却引发了令人深思的哲学追问,它们包括:经验对于科学而言是必须的吗?不可观察是否构成反实在论的不充分论证说?实验和理论孰先孰后?科学与非科学的划界标准是什么?物质和精神的二元分离是否能最终统一?这些哲学追问也将弦论指向了一种全新的科学认识论和方法论,对我们开展科学研究有重要的指导意义。String theory is one of the core topics in current physics research. It is considered to be the most hopeful scientific theory to unify the universe currently until now. However,since string theory has not been proved by experiments for a long time,its consistency,completeness and authenticity have always been inquired. But the special theoretical connotation of string theory has aroused deep philosophical inquires. They include: is experience necessary for science? Whether"not observable"constitutes an incomplete argument of anti-realism? Experiment and the theory,which is prior? What is the criteria of demarcation between science and non-science? Could the duality of material and spirit be unified finally? These philosophical inquires also bring string theory to a completely new scientific methodology and epistemology,which has important guiding significance for us to carry out scientific research.

关 键 词：弦论 经验 科学与非科学 划界标准 哲学追问 

分 类 号：N031[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学]