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The Study Of The Latter Needham Difficult Problem

Posted on:2006-12-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H W HuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2120360152495306Subject:Philosophy of Science and Technology
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From the A.D. 5 centuries to 15 centuries, China's science and technology walks by far in the world front row, but why the modern times science and technology hasn't produced from China? This is the famous Needham difficult problem. Along with to Needham ifficult problem research thorough, the technical historian's research trend has had the change in recent years. According to Needham's view, 18th century China's science and the world science dissolved is a body, but why did China's modern science still fall behind the west? Why does our neighboring country Japan, occupy with China the same historical background, but Japan's science modernize has obtained the enormous success actually? Why is China's science modernize so in short difficult? This question is called by the academic circles it the latter Needham difficult problem.The author from a side, namely by the comparing and analyzing to the China and Japan modern times science and technology development history is Cuts of the entrance, attempts the latter Needham difficult problem to conduct the research, after and the attempt produces the latter Needham difficult problem solution. The article first inspects China and Japan to introduce the western science and technology culture the historical background; The introduction of west science and technology culture to modern China and Japan; the comparative analysis China and Japan modern times science and technology development difference reason; in this foundation, the author induces the China and Japan modern times science and technology development historical enlightenment.
Keywords/Search Tags:Latter Needham difficult problem, Chinese and Japanese modern times science and technology history, Compared with history
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