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1、ScientificAesthetizingandScientificCognitionAbstract:Scientificaesthetizinghaspsychological,cultural,epistemological,andmethodologicalfunctionsinscientificpractices,offersagreatmotivationforthescientisttomakescientificinquiries,andthusisfairlyimportantinscientificinventionordiscover
2、y.Scientificaesthetizingisnotonlythebreakthroughinscientificinventionordiscovery,butalsothetouchstoneoftheevaluationorjustificationofscientifictheories.Keyorehugefunctionthanpeopleexpect.Fromoutside,scientificaesthetizingnotonlyoffersgreatmotivationforthescientiststomakescientificin
3、quiries,butalsothelinkandbridgeofscientificcultureandhumaneculture.Frominside(asmuchscientifictheory),scientificaesthetizingisanindispensablepoent,odernscience,N.Copernicusregardedthescientist’saesthetizingtonatureandscienceasresearchdrive:“Inthefieldofmanyculturesandartscreatedbyhu
4、man,Ithoughtthemostintensesentimentandextremezealousmustbeusedtopromotestheresearchostuchmoreprettythantheheavenincludingallnicestuff?”Andhesaidthatthereyicareasandentresearchforhumantoengage.(Copernicus1992,p.1-2)Poincarépaidcloseattentiontoaesthetizing,hedeclaredbeyondtheshadoplic
5、ity,becausegrandeur,isbeautiful,thatplefact,sublimefact;thatajesticcourseofthestars,noineicroscopethatprodigiouslittlenessethetracesofapasteasnaturalbeauty,isareasonofscientisttopursuescience.“Itisonythatscienceisbeautifulandsoathematicsastheexample:“Mathematicshasatripleaim.Itmustf
6、urnishaninstrumentforthestudyofnature.Butthatisnotall:ithasaphilosophicaimand,Idaremaintain,anestheticaim.Itmustaidthephilosophertofathomthenotionsofnumber,ofspace,oftime.Andaboveall,itsadeptsfindthereindelightsanalogoustothosegivenbypaintingandmusic.Theyadmirethedelicateharmonyofnu
7、mberandforms;theymarvelanunexpectedperspectives;andhasnotthejoytheythusfeeltheestheticcharacter,eventhoughthesensestakenoparttherein?Onlyaprivilegedfeathematicsdeservestobecultivatedforitsoousscientist,itisnotaspecialcasethattheylookonscientificaesthetizingasthemotiveofscientificdis
8、covery,andisauniver
