斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德的生平及思想

The Life and Thoughts of Stephen Jay Gould

斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德(1941—2002)是一位成功的奇人:他是美国科学院院士、哈佛大学教授、点断平衡理论的提出者之一;同时,他也是口若悬河的演讲家和科学散文大师,写过十多部通俗著作,曾获美国国家图书奖。从古尔德的生平、学术观点、文化思想、通俗写作等维度回顾他短暂的一生,旨在为古尔德现象研究者提供参考。

Stephen Jay Gould(1941-2002)is a remarkable and singular man:he was a member of the American Academy of Sciences,a professor at Harvard University,and one of the proposers of the theory of Punctuated Equilibrium;he was also an eloquent orator and a master of scientific prose,the author of more than a dozen popular works and a winner of the National Book Awards.This paper reviews Gould's short life from the perspectives of his life,academic views,cultural thoughts and popular writing,aiming to provide reference for the researchers of Gould phenomenon.