Gorelik Gregory, Shackelford Todd K
Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL, USA.
Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester MI, USA.
Evol Psychol. 2014 Aug 27;12(4):783-813. doi: 10.1177/147470491401200408.
In this article, we advance the concept of "evolutionary awareness," a metacognitive framework that examines human thought and emotion from a naturalistic, evolutionary perspective. We begin by discussing the evolution and current functioning of the moral foundations on which our framework rests. Next, we discuss the possible applications of such an evolutionarily-informed ethical framework to several domains of human behavior, namely: sexual maturation, mate attraction, intrasexual competition, culture, and the separation between various academic disciplines. Finally, we discuss ways in which an evolutionary awareness can inform our cross-generational activities-which we refer to as "intergenerational extended phenotypes"-by helping us to construct a better future for ourselves, for other sentient beings, and for our environment.
在本文中，我们提出了“进化意识”的概念，这是一个元认知框架，它从自然主义、进化的角度审视人类的思想和情感。我们首先讨论我们框架所基于的道德基础的进化和当前功能。接下来，我们讨论这样一个具有进化依据的伦理框架在人类行为的几个领域中的可能应用，即：性成熟、配偶吸引、同性竞争、文化以及各学术学科之间的分离。最后，我们讨论进化意识如何通过帮助我们为自己、为其他有感知的生物以及为我们的环境构建更美好的未来，从而为我们的跨代活动——我们称之为“代际扩展表型”——提供指导。
