论普遍达尔文主义在演化经济学领域作为研究纲领的应用合法性问题

On the Legitimacy of Generalized Darwinism as an Research Programme in Evolutionary Economics

霍奇逊和纳森等经济学家致力于整合演化经济学的基础理论,试图将普遍达尔文主义发展成为演化经济学的统一研究纲领。不过,普遍达尔文主义在演化经济学理论体系中使用的合法性尚存有争议,亟需厘清。作为宏观启发观念的普遍达尔文主义不是具体的科学理论,不能直接解释经济演化现象。按照科学理论语义观,如果被理解为范·弗拉森所言的"模型簇",普遍达尔文主义就可以涵盖多种理论类型;而特定理论的任务就在于连接普遍达尔文主义与具体经验现象。因此,必须为普遍达尔文主义解释社会-经济演化现象给出所需的特定理论,而选择型理论则是当前最为适合的一种理论。

Evolutionary economists G. M. Hodgson ＆ T. Knudsen commit to integrate the basic theory of evolutionary economics, trying to develop Gen- eralized Darwinism as the unified research program in evolutionary economics. However, the legitimacy of Generalized Darwinism in evolutionary econom- ics theory systems remains controversial, clarification is needed as soon as possible. As a macro - inspired concept, Darwinian is not a specific scientific theory, which cannot explain the economic evolutionary phenomenon directly. According to the semantic conception of theory, if understood as a Collection of scientific theory models, Generalized Darwinism can cover a variety of types of theories. The task of specific theory is to connect Generalized Darwinism with specific empirical phenomena. Therefore, the specific theory must be given for Generalized Darwinism in social - economic evolution Selection type theories. It shows that Selection type theories is the most suitable theory currently.