石油与天然气地质 ›› 1998, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 169-172.doi: 10.11743/ogg19980217

• 论文 • 上一篇    

假说──不应误解的一种研究方式

贺自爱   

  1. 石油与天然气地质编辑部, 湖北荆州434100
  • 收稿日期:1998-04-08 出版日期:1998-06-25 发布日期:2012-01-18

A HYPOTHESIS:SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN RESEARCHES

He Ziai   

  1. Oil & Gas Geologes Editorial Board, Jingzhou, Hubei
  • Received:1998-04-08 Online:1998-06-25 Published:2012-01-18

摘要:

解开恐龙绝灭之谜的科学史再次证明,假说是一个极其有效的研究方式,是建立新理论、新思想的桥梁。创立一个体系完整的科学假说并非易事,但它的思维过程、思维特点、思维方法却值得借鉴。面对地学研究客体的不完整性,地学研究的探索特点,地学研究思维、方式的单一定势,采用以假定或推测为先导的研究方式就更为必要。这种方式表示为:文献想象、类比形象思维→假定(推测)演绎推理抽象思维→问题观察实验、模拟→取证归纳推理抽象思维→新信息形象思维抽象思维→新假定(新推测).这一方式所强调的是:(1)以假定(推测)为先导,每一个层次的思维过程都不应忽视假定(推测)的作用;(2)由假定而推导出相关问题是至关重要的一环,目的是强化思维的指向性、选择性、因果决定性;(3)只有形象思维与抽象思维的珠联璧合,方能构成科学创造。

关键词: 假说, 研究方式, 启迪, 借鉴, 形象思维, 抽象思维

Abstract:

The scientific history of finding a clue to the mystery of dinosaur extinct has further proved that hypothesis is a very efficient method in scientific reseaches.It is a “bridge” for establishing new theory and new thinking.It is not an easy job to establish a complete scientific hypothesis system.There are a lot of things for us to learn,including the process,the feature and the mode of thinking.Facing the incompleteness of geological research object and the single mode of geological researches,it is necessary to adopt supposition or inference as precursor.This method could be expressed as:document image/analogythinking in images→supposition(inference)deductive inferenceabstract thinking→question observationtest/simulation→collecting evidence inductive inferenceabstract thinking→new condition thinking in imagesabstract thinking new supposition(inference).This method places emphasis on:(1)adopting the precursor of supposition(inference),paying attention to the effect of hypothesis(inference)in every thinking process;(2)deriving related question from hypothesis is the most important process.The aim of this is emphasizing the directionality,selectivily and result determinant of thinking;(3)only combining thinking in imagine with abstract thinking can the hypothesis become scientific contribution.