University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2023 Jun;57(2):390-411. doi: 10.1007/s12124-022-09736-x. Epub 2022 Dec 7.
Why are there so many controversies in evolutionary psychology? Using a couple of concepts from philosophy of science, this paper argues that evolutionary psychology has not reached the stage of mature, normal science, since it does not currently have a unifying research program that guides individual scientists working in the discipline. The argument goes against claims made by certain proponents and opponents of evolutionary psychology, and it is supported by discussion of several examples. The paper notes that just because evolutionary psychology has not reached the stage of normal science, the discipline is nevertheless a source of many progressive theoretical developments and interesting empirical discoveries.
为什么进化心理学有如此多的争议？本文使用了哲学的一些概念，指出进化心理学尚未达到成熟的常规科学阶段，因为它目前没有一个统一的研究计划来指导该学科的个体科学家。这一论点与某些进化心理学的支持者和反对者的观点相矛盾，并且通过对几个例子的讨论得到了支持。本文指出，尽管进化心理学尚未达到常规科学阶段，但它仍然是许多进步理论发展和有趣的经验发现的来源。
