Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A0, Canada.
Behav Brain Sci. 2019 Nov 20;42:e201. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19000657.
Baumard's new explanation of the Industrial Revolution shows that Life History Theory holds great potential. Here, I suggest two related hypotheses for examination. One is that there are long-term roots of slow life traits and preferences. The other is that Life History Theory can explain other aspects of economic modernity such as the Scientific Revolution and bureaucratic states. If so, then Life History Theory offers a way to reconcile several bodies of evidence and lines of explanation into a coherent general account of economic modernity.
鲍马德对工业革命的新解释表明，生活史理论具有巨大的潜力。在这里，我提出两个相关的假设供检验。一个是缓慢的生活特征和偏好存在长期根源。另一个是生活史理论可以解释经济现代性的其他方面，如科学革命和官僚国家。如果是这样，那么生活史理论为将几种证据和解释线索整合成一个连贯的经济现代性综合解释提供了一种方法。
