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Methodological Examination of Recent Studies of the Evolution of Mind

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K00036
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 01010:Philosophy and ethics-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Aizu

Principal Investigator

Amitani Yuichi  会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 上級准教授 (00643222)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Keywords進化心理学 / 意識 / 発見法 / フェミニスト科学哲学 / 方法論
Outline of Research at the Start

進化論の歴史の中で1970年代から90年代にかけてはヒトの心の進化的研究が興隆した時期だが、そうした研究には方法論的批判も多かった。ところが2000年代以降、心の進化研究とそれに対する哲学的批判・擁護は幾度かのアップデートを経てきている。本研究ではこうしたアップデートを背景に、主に(1)進化心理学を発見法的研究分野として擁護できるか、また(2)社会生物学および進化心理学に向けられてきた方法論的批判は意識の進化研究に適用できるか、という二つの課題について考える。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Modern evolutionary studies of mind began in the 1970s, but they have been subject to criticism and, as a result, have changed considerably in content and methodology in the 2000s. In this project, we examined this "updated" form, not the original "naive" form, of evolutionary studies of mind. The main findings are: (i) evolutionary studies of consciousness, especially those of Feinberg and Mallett, can by and large withstand the kind of criticism that has traditionally been leveled at evolutionary psychology, and (ii) Lynn Hankinson Nelson's criticism of evolutionary psychology as being problematically value-laden is not successful.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現代的な心の進化研究は1970年代にはじめて提起され、その方法論や理論の内実について激しい論争が行われてきた。しかし現在の心の進化研究はそこで議論された論点をある程度考慮したものになっている。本課題の成果の学術的意義は、そうした「成熟した」心の進化研究を検討して、なお残る問題点を指摘しつつ、性急な批判の問題点を指摘した点である。これによって、現在の心の進化研究に対してバランスのとれた評価を下すことが可能になった。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Finding value-ladenness in evolutionary psychology: Examining Nelson’s arguments2023

    • Author(s)
      Amitani Yuichi
    • Journal Title

      History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

      Volume: 45 Issue: 3

    • DOI

      10.1007/s40656-023-00590-7

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] <i>Do New Evolutionary Studies of Consciousness Face Similar Methodological Problems As Evolutionary Studies of Mind?</i>2022

    • Author(s)
      AMITANI Yuichi
    • Journal Title

      Annals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science

      Volume: 31 Issue: 0 Pages: 31-53

    • DOI

      10.4288/jafpos.31.0_31

    • ISSN
      0453-0691, 1884-1228
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] <Article>Did social interactions shape the reflective mind?2021

    • Author(s)
      網谷祐一
    • Journal Title

      科学哲学科学史研究

      Volume: 15 Pages: 1-24

    • DOI

      10.14989/262964

    • NAID

      120007142249

    • ISSN
      1883-9177
    • Year and Date
      2021-04-03
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 社会的要因からの説明の諸相2023

    • Author(s)
      網谷祐一
    • Organizer
      科学基礎論学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] When Interest-based Explanations Succeed2023

    • Author(s)
      Yuichi Amitani
    • Organizer
      The 10th Biennial Conference for the Asian-Pacific Philosophy of Science Association
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] When Interest-based Explanations Succeed2023

    • Author(s)
      Yuichi Amitani
    • Organizer
      Philosophy of Science Around the World
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 利益関心に基づく説明はいつ成功するか2023

    • Author(s)
      網谷祐一
    • Organizer
      生物学基礎論研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Finding Value-Ladenness in Science: The Case of Evolutionary Psychology2022

    • Author(s)
      Amitani, Yuichi
    • Organizer
      Tokyo Forum for Analytic Philosophy
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 科学に社会的・文化的バイアスを見つけること2022

    • Author(s)
      網谷祐一
    • Organizer
      科学基礎論学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 行動進化論はメタファーで夢を見るか2022

    • Author(s)
      網谷祐一
    • Organizer
      生物学基礎論研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do New Evolutionary Studies of Consciousness Face the Same Methodological Problems As Evolutionary Studies of Mind Do?2021

    • Author(s)
      Amitani, Yuichi
    • Organizer
      The 9th Biennial Conference for the Asian-Pacific Philosophy of Science Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 新しい意識の進化研究が進化心理学論争から学べること2021

    • Author(s)
      網谷祐一
    • Organizer
      科学基礎論学会秋の例会ワークショップ「動物意識の起源:心の科学と哲学の新展開」
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Species Problems and Beyond2022

    • Author(s)
      John Wilkins, Frank Zachos, Igor Pavlinov
    • Total Pages
      382
    • Publisher
      CRC Press
    • ISBN
      103222147X
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] HPLS誌に会津大学の研究者の論文が掲載されました

    • URL

      https://u-aizu.ac.jp/information/history-and-philosophy-of-the-life-sciences.html

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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