理解达尔文革命

半个世纪以来,达尔文革命一直是西方科学史和科学哲学学者关注的重要主题之一.通过分析关于达尔文革命研究的三部风格迥异、结论相左的专著及其评论,描绘出不同版本的达尔文革命画面.这将有助于人们认识达尔文进化论的产生、发展和被接受的艰难历程,以及非达尔文思想在达尔文革命过程中的作用,深刻理解达尔文思想的革命性以及达尔文革命的曲折过程.同时,还从一个侧面揭示了西方达尔文革命史研究的基本趋向,即,从重视达尔文个人的思想发展及其影响,到考察达尔文时代英国科学共同体的影响和贡献,再到关注非达尔文思想在迭尔文革命中的作用.

Understanding of the Darwinian Revolution

For 50 years, the Darwinian revolution has been one of the most interested topics in history and philosophy of science in the West. This paper describes three versions of the Darwinian revolution by analyzing the three books with the phrase ' the Darwinian revolution' in their titles. It would be helpful for people to recognize the complicated processes of the formation of Darwinism and its reception, and its influence on the making of modem synthesis, and to reconsider the role of what non-Darwinian thought played in the Darwinian revolution. To some extent, the paper also shows a tendency of historiography of the Darwinian revolution, which is from focusing on Darwin's thought to considering the Darwin's scientific circle, and to thinking of the influence of non-Darwinism.