Chinese Logic and the Absence of Theoretical Sciences in Ancient China

In this essay, I examine the nature of Chinese logic and Chinese sciences in the history of China. I conclude that Chinese logic is essentially analogical, and that the Chinese did not have theoretical sciences. I then connect these together and explain why the Chinese failed to develop theoretical sciences, even though they enjoyed an advanced civilization and great scientific and technological innovations. This is because a deductive system of logic is necessary for the development of theoretical sciences, and analogical logic cannot provide the deductive connections between a theory and empirical observations required by a theoretical science. This also offers a more satisfactory answer to the long-standing Needham Problem.     

关于“四宗罪”的评析与比较哲学研究的方法论问题

本文选译自旅美学者牟博教授为其发起并主持的“戴维森哲学与中国哲学的建设性互动”专题研究项目撰写的主旨导言。作者从一个独特的角度,即着重通过对比较哲学研究所经常被责难的所谓“四宗罪”的深入辨析和重新评判,而对比较哲学研究的一般方法论问题提出了卓有见地的观点和设想,对于当今中国哲学和比较哲学研究具有很强的针对性和重要的指导借鉴意义。     

人类空间记忆和空间巡航

人类如何表征周围环境的空间结构信息,如何利用记忆中的空间表征来指导个体在环境中的空间活动,已成为认知心理学、神经科学、地理学以及人工智能研究的重要课题。文章综述了作者负责的实验室及其合作者近年来在视觉空间信息表征、基于运动的空间表征更新,以及认知系统中的不同空间信息处理模块等方面的研究工作,对以上问题及其内在的认知机制问题进行了初步的探讨     

A Metaphilosophical Analysis of the Core Idea of Deflationism

In this paper, I give a metaphilosophical analysis of the core idea of deflationism by discussing some basic conceptual and methodological issues involved in the debate between deflationism and substantivism. In so doing, I argue for three positive points. First, the crux of the dispute between deflationism and substantivism is whether or not truth is substantive in its metaphysical nature and in its explanatory role in philosophical enterprises, rather than whether or not a minimal approach regarding conceptual resources is taken to explain truth; a minimal approach itself is philosophically innocent. Second, there is no intrinsic connection between the core idea of deflationism and the Tarski-style equivalence thesis, which is often identified as implying or supporting the former. Third, there are some unbridged fundamental gaps between the core idea of deflationism and various redundancy theses; these redundancy theses cannot be identified as the former, nor can they be used to justify the former on their own.     

想象空间中物体搜索的阶段模型的证实

用因素实验证明,在故事阅读产生的想象场景中,位于其中的观察者对身体四周物体的搜索分为两个阶段：第一阶段是目标方位的判断,认知加工时间的模式是前＜后＜左＝右;第二阶段是注意指向目标方位,从而辨别目标物体,认知加工时间的模式是注意点＜注意点对面＜注意点左侧＝注意点右侧。这两个阶段没有交互作用。反应时依赖于被试的视点。     

多视点学习条件下空间表征的朝向特异性

让被试在没有外界参照线索的条件下,从三个观察视点学习物体场景,首次以局部场景再认范式探讨了空间记忆中场景表征的朝向特异性。结果表明：（1）多视点学习条件下,场景空间表征依然是依赖于特定朝向的,不支持空间表征独立于朝向和空间表征依赖于多个观察朝向的观点。（2）场景空间表征的朝向依赖性不仅表现于方位判断任务,也同样表现于场景再认任务。（3）场景本身的内在结构对空间表征中参照系的选取有重要影响。     

空间相对位置效应的时间特征

用方位箭头作探测刺激,研究故事阅读产生的想象空间中物体搜索任务的反应时模式。结果发现：(1)方位箭头的指向对物体搜索有影响,反应时模式为：左=右=前＜后,说明方位箭头作探测刺激时的物体搜索过程不涉及人一物空间关系的转换;(2)目标物体与注意物体的相对位置对物体搜索有影响,反应时模式为注意点＜注意点对面＜注意点左侧=注意点右侧,说明相对位置效应与人物空间关系的转换无关。本研究结果支持了两阶段理论。     

高压钠灯、高压汞灯、荧光灯和白炽灯对视敏度的影响

本项工作的目的是核查以线光谱为特征的光源在各种适应亮度(0.75尼特至125尼特)下对于视敏度的影响,结果如下: 1.在四种光源照明下,视敏度随着亮度的增加而增加,当达到一定亮度时,视敏度的增加趋向饱和。 2.以线光谱为特征的光源在同等亮度下视敏度大于以连续光谱为特征的白炽灯。 3.高压钠灯和高压汞灯在各种亮度时的视敏度差异不显著。 4.在7.5尼特—25尼特时四种光源的视敏度差异不显著。