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社会与科学之间的传统契约关系正在瓦解。即将召开的世界科学大会将研究这一新问题,并将制定新的规则。20世纪,科学事业空前繁荣。科学知识的增加,使得世界面目一新。在所有科学领域,人们都作出了革命性的发现。然而,当本世纪即将结束的时候,科学家们却发现他们正面临一系列具有挑战性的问题。尤其是最近几年,公众对科学的信心有所下降。这种情况的出现,不能归结为一个原因,而是经济、文化、环境和社会等各方面因素综合作用的结果。联合国教科文组织和国际科学理事会(ICSU)认为,在社会与科学家
The traditional contractual relationship between society and science is collapsing. The forthcoming World Science Congress will study this new issue and formulate new rules. In the 20th century, the cause of science was unprecedented prosperity. The increase of scientific knowledge makes the world a new look. People have made revolutionary discoveries in all areas of science. However, as the century approaches, scientists find they are facing a series of challenging issues. In particular, the public's confidence in science has declined in recent years. The emergence of such a situation can not be attributed to one factor but to the combined effect of various economic, cultural, environmental and social factors. UNESCO and the International Council of Science (ICSU) believe that in society and scientists