工程史的学科定位和学科结构初探

工程史在中国已经出现分立发展的良好势头,正在成为学科之林破土而出的一株“新苗”.技术史和包含着技术史的科学技术史,以及由工程史和技术史综合而成的工程技术史,都是与工程史有着极密切关系的亲缘学科.同样以工程活动作为研究对象的工程学、工程哲学,是工程史的并立同源学科,三者在基本内容、核心课题方面有相对明晰的区分,不能相互替代.构想中的工程史学科结构,将正在萌生和有待创建的分支学科归并为基础工程史、综合工程史、部门类别工程史、工程社会活动史、专项工程制度史、专项工程成就史等几个学科群组.

Preliminary Study on Discipline Orientation and Discipline Structure of Engineering History

History of engineering is indicating a good trend of independent progress in China. It is becominga new member among thousands of disciplines. History of technology, history of science ＆ technologyincluding history of technology and history of engineering ＆ technology integrated by history of engineeringand history of technology are extremely close relationship disciplines with history of engineering.Engineering studies, philosophy of engineering and history of engineering are homologous disciplines. Theyare distinguishable and irreplaceable from one another in basic components and core subjects. Disciplinestructures of engineering history in idea are divided into budding and pending sub-disciplines including basicengineering history, comprehensive engineering history, department category engineering history, engineeringsocial activities history, institutional history of special engineering and achievement history of specialengineering.