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英国著名科学史家李约瑟博士,在谈到中国古代的科学技术成就时指出:在十五世纪之前,整个西方受惠于中国的东西要远远多于西方所给予中国的东西。这的确是件引为自豪的事情。不过,在说到中国古代智慧的优越性时,我们总会有一个疑问:何以古希腊亚里士多德式的科学体系没有在中国古代产生?何以中国近代也没有产生类似于达·芬奇、伽利略式的科学革命?当我们以如何处理人地关系的视角,审视京杭大运河,会给我们带来何种启迪呢?
Dr. Joseph Needham, a well-known British historian of science, pointed out in ancient China’s achievements in science and technology that before the 15th century, much of the West benefited from China far more than what the West gave China. This is indeed a matter of pride. However, when it comes to the superiority of ancient Chinese wisdom, we always have a question: why the ancient Greek Aristotle’s scientific system did not occur in ancient China? Why did China in modern times did not produce Da Vinci , Galileo-style scientific revolution? When we look at the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from a perspective of how to deal with human-land relationship, what kind of enlightenment will we bring?