On the Establishment of Chinese Tradition of Philosophy of Science in the 1980s

With the propagation of western philosophy of science and transformation of thought in the 1980 s, the philosophical tradition on the experience and analysis can be called the tradition of philosophy of science.The establishment of the tradition of philosophy of science is not plain sailing, but constructed through a series of theory's activities in certain ideological environment, including the research and translation of text, and the construction of the academic community. This article discusses the four important contents influenceing the construction of the traditional philosophy of science:national discussion of scientific philosophy in the 1980 s, the domestic and foreign academic exchanges, the academic guidance and enlightenment of Journal of Dialectics of Nature,and science rational enlightenment of the “series on the future”. In the changing era and the environment of ideological liberation in the 1980 s, the establishment of the traditional philosophy of science marks a major breakthrough in the research paradigm and the way of thinking.