The place of history in science: reassessing the Darwinian revolution

该项目旨在研究达尔文及其革命性理论的历史表现如何影响了现代进化科学本身的形态和方向。该项目希望展示关于达尔文和自然选择的某些历史假设如何以特定的方式限制了进化思想。相反，它将展示进化科学的当代发展如何改变了历史学家对进化历史的理解。预期的结果包括对历史与科学之间相互作用的新理解，科学史领域的能力建设，以及跨越生物科学和人文科学的跨学科合作。

This project aims to examine how historical representations of Darwin and his revolutionary theory have influenced the shape and direction of modern evolutionary science itself. The project expects to show how certain historical assumptions about Darwin and natural selection have constrained evolutionary thinking in particular ways. Conversely, it will demonstrate how contemporary developments in evolutionary science have changed historians’ understanding of the history of evolution. The expected outcomes include a new understanding of the mutual interactions between history and science, capacity building in the field of the history of science, and interdisciplinary collaborations across the biological sciences and humanities.