Vecchi Davide, Baravalle Lorenzo
Hist Philos Life Sci. 2015;36(4):525-45. doi: 10.1007/s40656-014-0047-5.
This paper will critically assess Popper's evolutionary philosophy. There exists a rich literature on the topic with which we have many reservations. We believe that Popper's evolutionary philosophy should be assessed in light of the intriguing theoretical insights offered, during the last 10 years or so, by the philosophy of biology, evolutionary biology and molecular biology. We will argue that, when analysed in this manner, Popper's ideas concerning the nature of selection, Lamarckism and the theoretical limits of neo-Darwinism can be appreciated in their full biological and philosophical value.
本文将批判性地评估波普尔的进化哲学。关于这一主题存在大量文献，对此我们有诸多保留意见。我们认为，应根据过去十年左右生物学哲学、进化生物学和分子生物学所提供的有趣理论见解来评估波普尔的进化哲学。我们将论证，以这种方式分析时，波普尔关于选择本质、拉马克主义以及新达尔文主义理论局限性的观点，其全部的生物学和哲学价值便能得到认识。
