威尔逊生物人性论的方法探析

Analysis on Wilson's Method of Biological Human Nature Theory

作为社会生物学的奠基人,威尔逊试图将自然科学与人文科学的研究有机地结合起来,这主要体现在他将生物学的方法运用于人性的研究之中。在他的生物人性论中,他还试图把还原与归纳、先天与后天的研究方法相结合。威尔逊的生物人性论的方法夸大了生物学在人性研究中的意义,夸大了基因在人性形成和发展中的作用,但是,他试图打破自然科学与人文科学之界限,强调生物学对于人性研究的作用,具有重要的价值和意义。

As the founder of sociobiology ,Wilson attempted to combine the study of natural sciences and hu-manities ,which was mainly reflected in his use of biological technique in the study of human nature .In his bio-logical theory of human nature ,he also tried to combine the reduction and the induction ,the congenital and the acquired .His biological theory of human nature exaggerated the significance of the study of biology in human na-ture and the role of gene in the development of human nature . However ,he gave some enlightenment to others when he tried to break the boundary of natural science and humanities and emphasized the significance of biology to the study of human nature .