Research on Du Yaquan's Thoughts of Science and Technology from the Perspective of Philosophy of Science and Technology

Du Yaquan is an outstanding forerunner of scientific and technological enlightenment in the modern Chinese history.His thoughts of science and technology are rich in content and keep pace with the times.On the whole,the development of Du's thoughts can be divided into three stages.At the initial stage,his thoughts are somewhat characterized by scientism,for instance,technology is the basis and technology is more important than politics.His thoughts of science and technology in the middle stage can be summarized as being skeptical and prudent.Such ideas as advocating simplicity and restricting extravagance and the integration of ethics into science and technology are emphasized.And at the last stage,his thoughts are of dialectical and optimistic type.Du takes both dialectical and multivariate attitudes towards traditional Chinese medicine and views the future of Chinese science and technology as a scientific laborer.In sum,Du Yaquan's thoughts of science and technology have realized the transformation from scientism to rationality and prudence,reflecting the unique thinking of a scientist and thinker about science and technology,the development of Chinese science and technology,and Chinese and Western civilizations.