Science and Scientificity

摘要

The relationship between scientificity and truth generally can be concluded as follows: (1) Scientificity is certainly related to truth, but its truth is not depended on theory but must be verified and developed by practice. Any theory system or method is unlikely to have eternal or ultimate truths. This point is universal not only to natural science but also to social science and humanities. (2) Scientificity surely contains certain truths, but must reveal the kernel of truth in a systematical, logical, and precise theoretical form. Only scientific theories that meet the above requirements have "scientificity". (3) Although the concept of "scientificity" was extended from the brilliant achievements of modern natural science, the forms, methods, and models of natural science are not the embodiment of "scientificity". They can be used as references for studies of social science and humanities, but could not replace their own ways of studying.