Ulrich G, Gschwilm R
Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik der Freien Universität Berlin.
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 1988 Dec;56(12):402-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1001803.
The variety of meanings nowadays attached to the notion of "vigilance" essentially mask H. Head's original intentions when he introduced the term more than half a century ago. In an attempt to overcome the obviously existing disturbance in scientific communication, we contrast the new meanings, both with each other and with Head's original conception. We also discuss the importance of "vigilance" as a precursor of a current change of paradigms. We conclude that the original intention of "vigilance" is in line with recently elaborated proposals stressing the self-referential character of living systems. This revised notion of "vigilance" might serve as a conceptual base for empirical research taking self-reference into consideration, and hence for biological research in the true sense of the word.
如今，“警觉”这一概念所具有的多种含义在本质上掩盖了H. 海德（H. Head）半个多世纪前引入该术语时的初衷。为了克服科学交流中明显存在的干扰，我们将这些新含义相互对比，并与海德的原始概念进行对比。我们还讨论了“警觉”作为当前范式转变先驱的重要性。我们得出结论，“警觉”的初衷与最近阐述的强调生命系统自我参照特性的提议是一致的。这种对“警觉”概念的修正，可能为将自我参照纳入考量的实证研究提供概念基础，从而为真正意义上的生物学研究提供基础。
