试析陈独秀的“以科学代宗教”思想

新文化运动初期,陈独秀针对在社会转型背景下出现的信仰危机,提出了"以科学代宗教"的主张.他认为以西方自然科学为基础的科学思想、精神和方法,可以在世界观、人生观、社会历史观等领域取代宗教,作为现代社会的新信仰.他后来的思想虽有曲折,但并没有放弃"以科学代宗教"的主张.在中国现代"以科学代宗教"的社会思潮的形成过程中,他起了主导性的作用,做出了主要贡献.

Penetrating into Chen Du-xiu's thought of replacing religion with science

In the early days of a new Chinese cultural movement,Chen Du-xiu advanced the assertion of replacing religion with science aiming to solve the problem of the crisis of conscience due to the changing social form.He considered that scientific thought,spirit and methods based on western natural science can serve as new belief of modern society instead of religion in the fields of world view,moral outlook and conception of society and history and so on.He didn't give up the assertion of replacing religion with science though he had amended his thoughts.He have became one of the main leaders during the forming process of the society thoughts of replacing religion with science and made monumental contributions.