Ming Zuo

Chapter 624
"Do you have any insights?"

Under the shade of trees in Tanghuai Courtyard, Zuo Menggeng presided over a special meeting.

Here, people engaged in scientific research in Shandong gather together, which can be described as shining stars.

And what they are talking about here is the summary of the knowledge that Galileo has just completed.

Among them, Zuo Menggeng deliberately extracted Galileo's philosophical thoughts for discussion with everyone.

Although there is a huge gap in the development of science between the East and the West, according to Zuo Menggeng, what the East lacks most in the development of science is actually a theoretical foundation.

Especially in Shandong, where all kinds of scientific research is in full swing, there is no shortage of people who actually do it.

What is most lacking is a method of classifying and summarizing various sciences.

And this method is the philosophical system.

Metaphysics, the original philosophical system in the East, is more concentrated in the field of thought and lacks practical research.

Among the knowledge brought by Galileo, what is the most important?
That must be the Western philosophy.

"Mr. Galilei, why is the shortest distance between two points not a straight line?"

Wang Wei, Dean of the School of Physics, raised a question.

This is one of Galileo's views.

He believed that the shortest distance between two points is not necessarily a straight line.

But about this theory, the Faculty of Physics has already conducted research.Everyone is sure that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Now that there is a conflict of views, Wang Wei certainly needs to discuss it.

Speaking of this, Galileo not only laughed.

"Mr. Wang, this view is actually not what I want. When I was in Europa, I was persecuted by the church and had to give up the heliocentric theory. This view is also to cope with the helpless choice of the church."

Wang Yan nodded, realizing something.

"So that means, Mr. Galilei also thinks that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line?"

Galileo nodded.

"Of course! There is no doubt about it."

Seeing that the scientific powers of the East and the West unified their opinions, Zuo Menggeng stood up.

"Everyone, the shortest distance between two points may not really be a straight line."

Everyone was stunned and paid great attention to his statement.

"Commander, how do you prove your point?"

Since it was a scientific discussion, everyone didn't care about Zuo Menggeng's status, but treated them equally.

What Zuo Menggeng said was of course supported by the scientific progress of later generations, but he himself could not give the most appropriate explanation.

He could only say: "The theory that the straight line between two points is the shortest is extremely correct in one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces. But once the dimension of the space increases, then this theory may be broken."

Everyone fell into thinking.

Some people gradually become enlightened, while others remain confused.

Zuo Menggeng did not expect that today's scientific workers can solve such profound problems.

He just put forward a theory, which can be regarded as making some additions to the current scientific research.

The philosophical thoughts brought by Galileo have provided great help to the scientific workers in Shandong.

"We also believe that the objectivity of things exists, and it does not depend on human will and thought."

Huang Zongxi, who was engaged in specific work, also found what he needed in Galileo's philosophical thought.

But when he said these words, he carefully looked at Liu Zongzhou.

Because Liu Zongzhou is a master of the study of mind, this statement is inevitably a question of the study of the mind.

Liu Zongzhou was not dissatisfied.

He has always been tolerant and open to differing opinions when it comes to academic discussions.

"Zhongheng once said that existence is reasonable. This may not be an objective explanation."

"good."

Sun Qifeng praised, admiring Liu Zongzhou's answer.

Whether the psychological point of view is right or wrong is not important.

At least in the past history, Xinxue has been brilliant.

This is what exists objectively.

Liu Zongzhou explained this with Zuo Menggeng's words, and at the same time admitted the objectivity of things.

Zuo Xianmei hid at the side, seeing the heated discussion among all the experts, she was not only excited.

"The objectivity of things must be incomparably correct. For example, one plus one equals two, which is also a manifestation of objectivity."

When Zuo Menggeng heard this, he suddenly thought of a math problem.

"One plus one doesn't necessarily equal two."

Zuo Xianmei was dumbfounded, even if it was her own brother, she couldn't bear it.

"One plus one equals two, and this is even true."

Zuo Menggeng waved his fingers and said something.

"In mathematics, you can make such an assumption. Any integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of three prime numbers. You can prove it."

What Zuo Menggeng said was naturally the famous Goldbach's conjecture.

Of course, this conjecture has nothing to do with the fact that one plus one equals two.

This is purely a rumour.

Zuo Menggeng proposed it at this time, just to improve the mathematical system.

As for how to prove Goldbach's conjecture, he doesn't have that ability.

Leave it to people who do math to go crazy about it.

Sure enough, when he proposed this idea, Zuo Xianmei, Hou Fangyu, Zhang Lingxi and the others all scratched their heads and calculated it on the spot.

Academic discussions are always so passionate, and people don't want to stop.

Even Zuo Menggeng, a layman, also benefited a lot from it.

It's a pity that his time is limited, and he can't devote all his energy to it.

He came here and called all scientific researchers together, which also has a purpose.

"Everyone, now our scientific research and academic research in Shandong have entered a new stage and are becoming a boost to the development of Shandong. In view of this, I propose to further plan our scientific and academic research in order to play a greater role. function and energy."

Everyone listened carefully and nodded, knowing that this was necessary.

But how to do it, only Zuo Menggeng can come up with practical and effective methods.

"I propose that from now on, the Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Industrial Sciences be established. They will respectively engage in in-depth research in all disciplines such as social humanities, philosophy of thought, ethics, historical changes, and mathematics, physics, chemistry, machinery, industry, astronomy, materials, and economics. .”

Zuo Menggeng classified science for the first time and divided it into two parts: social science and engineering.

This classification method is simple and clear, and everyone can understand it as soon as they hear it.

People like Liu Zongzhou, Lu Shanji, Sun Qifeng, Huang Zongxi and others are engaged in social science research.

Galileo, Wang Wei, Chen Shuangjin, Zuo Xianmei and others studied industrial science.

The two directions are not clear-cut, but complement each other and achieve each other.

However, such a classification is helpful for the detailed classification of scientific research and the establishment of a complete system for each.

The benefits of it are naturally understood by everyone, and they are all recognized after a brief discussion.

At this point, the establishment of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Engineering has begun to enter the process.

(End of this chapter)