为什么说超弦理论有资格称作科学理论——立足于休厄尔、亨普尔的观点  

Why Is Superstring Theory Qualified as a Scientific Theory:Views Based on Both Whewell's and Hempel's Theory

作　　者：桂起权[1] 王伟长 GUI Qi-quan WANG Wei--chang(School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei 430072, China Department of Philosophy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan , Hubei 430074, China)

机构地区：[1]武汉大学哲学学院,湖北武汉430072 [2]华中科技大学哲学系,湖北武汉430074

出　　处：《长沙理工大学学报（社会科学版）》2017年第5期47-52,共6页Journal of Changsha University of Science and Technology：Social Science

摘　　要：根据亨普尔的"安全网"模型,作为科学理论,超弦理论的众多子理论之间相互缠绕而编织成网状结构,它们在总体上得到经验的支撑。根据休厄尔的归纳逻辑,特别是归纳一致性的概括,超弦理论从经验性较强的底层理论逐级提升为越来越普遍的高层统一理论。这种归纳一致性、逻辑简单性和连续概括,本身就体现了科学理论的主要特征。According to Hempel＇s ＂safety net＂ model, superstring theory, as a scientific theory, consists of many sub --theories, which intertwine with each other to form a net structure; this structure in turn is empirically supported as a whole. According to Whewell＇s inductive logic, especially the generalization of inductive consistency, we conclude that superstring theory has risen gradually from a strongly supported bottom theory towards a higher--level unified theory with increasing generality. This kind of inductive consistency, logical simplicity and continuous generalization as such are a representation of the main features of scientific theories.

关 键 词：超弦理论 间接可检验 亨普尔的“安全网”模型 休厄尔的归纳逻辑 

分 类 号：N03[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学]