我们要追问，“进化”作为一个源自自然科学的概念，如何演进为成熟的哲学社会科学理论？作为一种源自西方的观念，何以成为中国人改造旧世界的思想武器？进化主义与中国相遇后产生了哪些新的形态和景观，又是怎样促成了政治、社会、思想文化的变革？今天人们需要从哪些角度进行审视和反思，以从中获取全面、多元的思想资源？为回应上述问题，本期特邀王中江、陈建华、陈赟、刘大先、吕存凯五位学者，围绕“进化”及相关话语的历史语境、内在特征、关联概念、当代解读等展开探讨。

We need to ask how evolution has evolved into a mature philosophical and social science theory? As a concept originally from the West, how can it become a ideological weapon for Chinese people to transform the old world? What new forms and landscapes have emerged after the encounter between evolutionism and China, and how have they facilitated political, social, and ideological and cultural changes? What perspectives do people need to examine and reflect on today in order to obtain comprehensive and diverse intellectual resources? In response to the above questions, we invites five scholars, including Wang Zhongjiang, Chen Yun, Chen Jianhua, Lv Cunkai, and Liu Daxian, to explore the historical context, internal characteristics, related concepts, and contemporary interpretations of evolution and related discourse.