重新評價科玄之爭－五四百年後再思科學與宗教的對話

Revisiting the Dialogue between Science and Religion

關啟文(KWAN KAI-MAN)

《景風》 20卷 (2022/12) Pp. 139-157

摘要

一個多世紀以前發生的五四運動對現代中國的歷史產生了重大影響。帶領五四運動的知識分子熱切地希望科學和民主能夠解決中國所有問題。雖然沒有人會否定科學的重要性，但關鍵的問題是科學與人類其他重要的追求（如宗教和人文學）有何關係。有些知識分子提倡科學主義－一種排斥人文學、形而上學或宗教重要性的立場。在本文中，我們將批判地評價丁文江和吳稚暉的立場，並重新審視科學與宗教的對話在中國處境的意義。

並列摘要

The May-Fourth Movement, which took place more than a century ago, significantly shaped the history of modern China. The intellectuals who spearheaded the movement passionately hoped that science and democracy would solve all the problems of China. However, while the importance of science was not denied by anyone, a key issue is the relationship of science to other important human pursuits like religion and humanities. Some intellectuals advocated scientism, a position which excluded the importance of humanities, metaphysics or religions. In this essay, I critically evaluate the positions of Ding Wenjiang and Wu Zhihu and rethink the meaning of the dialogue between science and religion in the Chinese context.