时空实在论与结构实在论

结构时空实在论是结构实在论思想运用于时空实在论研究的重要结果。文章从阐述结构实在论的方法论特征开始,继而分析了时空本体论争论中时空点的地位、结构实在论方法的可能优势及不足,最后探讨目前存在的结构时空实在论的主要形式及其方法论特征,指出一种语义概念下的整体主义方法论趋向。     

爱因斯坦、希尔伯特与广义相对论

广义相对论作为上世纪最伟大的理论工作以其突破性的概念,精妙的逻辑,完美的数学表达为人们所称道。围绕其建立过程又有着许多扑朔迷离、引人入胜的故事,这项工作的两位参与者——爱因斯坦和希尔伯特,都可称得上科学史上传奇式的伟大人物。本文在介绍广义相对论建立过程的基础上,重点分析了两位伟人之间既合作又竞争的关系,并对近年来出现的关于该理论优先权的争议作了扼要介绍,试图使读者对事件的来龙去脉有一个直观的总体把握。     

Einstein, race, and the myth of the cultural icon

The most remarkable aspect of Einstein's 1946 address at Lincoln University is that it has vanished from Einstein's recorded history. Its disappearance into a historical black hole symbolizes what seems to happen in the creation of a cultural icon. It is but one of many political statements by Einstein to have met such a fate, though his civil rights activism is most glaringly missing. One explanation for this historical amnesia is that those who shape our official memories felt that Einstein's "controversial" friends like Paul Robeson and activities like co-chairing the anti-lynching crusade might tarnish Einstein as an icon. That icon, sanctified by Time magazine when it dubbed Einstein "Person of the Century" at the end of 1999, is a myth, albeit a marvelous one. Yet it is not so much the motive for the omission but the consequence of it that should concern us. Americans and the millions of Einstein fans around the world are left unaware that he was an outspoken, passionate, committed antiracist.     

隐喻与科学实在论

文章在探讨隐喻的指称和逻辑问题的基础上,初步介绍了一种“基于隐喻的实在论”,对当代科学实在论的隐喻建构进行了案例分析,试图从多个侧面说明隐喻与科学实在论的内在关联,并揭示二者之间某种本质的相关性和一致性。     

语境实在论

本文基于整体论的思想 ,通过隐喻思考和模型化方法 ,提出了语境实在论的六个基本原理 ,阐述了科学进步的语境生成论模式     

从结构实在论到相互作用实在论——兼评结构实在论三大学派

结构实在论有三个主要学派,它们在认识论或本体论上对结构概念的强调,有力地回应了反实在论对实在论核心论点的批判,但是其理论与论证过程仍有问题：主要表现在本体论基础、因果关系的协调和科学理论的演化与进步等方面。作为结构实在论第四个版本的相互作用实在论能较好地克服结构实在论上述三方面的不足。     

X-ray Astronomy and Einstein Probe

The Einstein Probe(EP) is an international mission initiated and led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) to observe high-energy transients, a type of astronomical objects whose temporal dynamics helps us understand the evolution of the universe and some fundamental questions in basic physics. Expected to fly at the end of 2022, it will close a long-existing gap in X-ray astronomy. Dr. JIN Chichuan, a researcher of the EP team has the story.