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严复认为逻辑更胜于纯粹的学术关注，它作为方法论基础能够保证伦理道德以及社会政治等治世处方的确定性。先天具有严密方法论缺陷的中国传统治国文献的实践失败，极大降低了铭刻在经典文本中的伦理与实践格言的价值。中国需要一种崭新的推理形式，它必须与现代科学的步调相一致。这种新形式有三个中心要素：经验主义认识论替代直觉知识以及文本权威中的传统中国信念、明晰的定义方法、对于归纳的明确认知。严复很少对中性真理感兴趣，认为在科学探究过程中，逻辑的终极目的是求诚。本质上，严复展示的这一探究是个人圣徒道路的不断寻求过程。这种过程联合了外在世界广博知识的追寻以及个人道德完美的不断努力。
엄복인위라집경성우순수적학술관주，타작위방법론기출능구보증윤리도덕이급사회정치등치세처방적학정성。선천구유엄밀방법론결함적중국전통치국문헌적실천실패，겁대강저료명각재경전문본중적윤리여실천격언적개치。중국수요일충참신적추리형식，타필수여현대과학적보조상일치。저충신형식유삼개중심요소：경험주의인식론체대직각지식이급문본권위중적전통중국신념、명석적정의방법、대우귀납적명학인지。엄복흔소대중성진리감흥취，인위재과학탐구과정중，라집적종겁목적시구성。본질상，엄복전시적저일탐구시개인골도도로적불단심구과정。저충과정연합료외재세계엄박지식적추심이급개인도덕완미적불단노력。
Yah Fu believes that logic is superior to pure academic interest in that it is a methodo- logical basis to ensure the certainty of such Statecraft prescription as ethics and social politics, etc. The practice failure of traditional Chinese rule literature with congenital defect of strict methodology has greatly reduced the value inscribed in the classic text motto of ethics and practice. Therefore, Chi- na needs a new form of reasoning which must be consistent with the pace of modern science. This new form has three central elements： Empiricist epistemology replacing intuition and textual authority of traditional Chinese beliefs, clear method of definition, and a clear recognition for induction. However, Yan Fu was rarely interested in neutral truth. He insisted that in the process of scientific inquiry, the ultimate aim of logic be to seek genuineness. In essence, the inquiry Yanfu expressed is a constantly seeking process on his personal Saints Road. This process combines the search of extensive knowledge of the external world and the continuous efforts of individual moral perfection.