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世界范围内的现代化为什么首先发生于西欧,它与西方古典文明之间到底有无传统与文化上的联系,是现代化进程研究中的两个彼此相关的重要问题。本文认为近代西方文明与希腊罗马古典文明之间有着必然的发展逻辑关系。古希腊人在科学技术领域内的诸多天才猜想和发明创造可谓是近代西方科技革命的起点,而古希腊罗马城邦以民主共和为基本特征的政治理念和实践则可视为西方民主制的先驱。西方现代化起源问题的研究具有一定的普遍意义,可为包括中国在内的其他地区或国家现代化进程研究提供历史的借鉴和启示。
Why world-wide modernization first occurred in Western Europe and whether there was any traditional or cultural link between it and the Western classical civilization were two important issues that were related to each other in the study of the modernization process. This paper argues that there is an inevitable logic of development between the modern Western civilization and the Greco-Roman classical civilization. The ancient Greeks in the field of science and technology many guesses and inventions can be described as the starting point of modern Western science and technology revolution, and the ancient Greek-Roman city-states with the democratic republic as the basic characteristics of the political philosophy and practice can be regarded as the pioneer of Western democracy. The study of the origin of the western modernization has its own universal significance and can provide historical references and enlightenment for the study of the modernization of other regions or countries, including China.