自然辩证法是一门富有中国特色的学科,目前主要呈现出自然辩证法原理和科学技术哲学两大学科分支,后者又蕴涵工程哲学学科等分支领域。开展工程哲学研究扩展了自然辩证法学科的深度和广度,进一步体现了中国自然辩证法不同于国外的学科特色。国内外工程哲学都由工程界和哲学界共同推动发展且具有相似的发展历程,但是中国工程哲学不仅具有中国特色,还明显区别于技术哲学且具有鲜明体系化理论。工程哲学对于自然辩证法学科发展具有鲜明的时代性、现实性和开拓性意义。相对于自然哲学、科学哲学和技术哲学等,工程哲学作为自然辩证法学科分支更加全面体现了自然辩证法原理,广泛拓展了自然辩证法实践,凸显了自然辩证法“两科联盟”特征,充分呈现了自然辩证法学科中国特色。

This paper aims to explore the philosophy of engineering from the standpoint of the discipline of natural dialectics. It thereby examines the research trajectory of the philosophy of engineering, clarifies its current orientation, fosters the coordinated development of natural dialectics and philosophy of engineering, and contributes to the advancement of Chinese modernization.Dialectics of nature is a subject with Chinese characteristics. Currently, it mainly presents two branches: the principle of dialectics of nature and the philosophy of science and technology. It's important to understand that natural dialectics isn't merely synonymous with the philosophy of science and technology; they differ in their disciplinary nature and status. The discipline of natural dialectics should fundamentally encompass the basic discipline of "principles of natural dialectics". Moreover, the Chinese school of natural dialectics has generally developed the philosophy of science and technology along the paths of natural philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, and philosophy of engineering. The study of philosophy of engineering expands both the depth and breadth of dialectics of nature, further exemplifying the characteristics of Chinese dialectics of nature that differentiate it from foreign philosophy of engineering. The philosophy of engineering in both China and the West is driven by collaboration between engineering and philosophy communities, following a similar developmental trajectory. However, philosophy of engineering in China not only possesses Chinese characteristics but also significantly differs from the philosophy of technology, featuring a distinct systematic theory. The philosophy of engineering holds contemporary, practical, and pioneering significance for the development of natural dialectics, and these attributes are distinct. First, conducting research on philosophy of engineering is an urgent requirement for the development of contemporary society, as well as an inherent requirement for the development of the discipline of natural dialectics in the new era, reflecting a distinct contemporaneity. Second, engineering is a prominent human endeavor to transform nature from dehumanized to humanized forms, and the philosophy of engineering fully embodies the distinct practicality of dialectics of nature that it initially possessed. Third, the fields of philosophy of science and philosophy of technology have relatively lack the research that fully integrates natural and social factors, which philosophy of engineering can bring. Therefore, the exploration of philosophy of engineering is the result of the expansion and deepening of the theory of natural dialectics.Compared with natural philosophy, philosophy of science and philosophy of technology, philosophy of engineering, as a branch of natural dialectics, more thoroughly embodies the principles of natural dialectics. The philosophical contemplation of engineering and its problems is a comprehensive philosophical research on nature, science, technology, and society, which comprehensively reflects the content of the principle of natural dialectics. Furthermore, the philosophy of engineering extensively expands the practice of natural dialectics. Engineering activities are pivotal in transforming human knowledge into real productive forces, and philosophy of engineering not only studies these processes but also influences and propels practical applications. Moreover, the philosophy of engineering fully presents the characteristics of the "two disciplines alliance" of natural dialectics. Natural dialectics is a multidisciplinary and integrated research field, with interdisciplinary characteristics and historical traditions of the alliance between philosophy, social sciences, and natural science and technology. The issues of philosophy of engineering also require wise thinking from multiple perspectives, that is a reflection of the interdisciplinary characteristics of natural dialectics. Additionally, the Chinese characteristics of natural dialectics are also fully presented by philosophy of engineering. China's philosophy of engineering is rooted in China's engineering and social development, and conforms to the development of natural dialectics. It is a theoretical field that better adapts the way of Chinese modernization.