严复通过译述《天演论》向中国士大夫系统介绍西方的进化论思想,这是人们公认的他在近代思想史上最大的贡献。严复自己怎样理解进化论,此种理解与人们后来的理解和今人的理解有何不同,无疑是严复研究乃至中国近代思想史研究中的重要问题。②依笔者所见,关于《天演论》的已有研 Yan Fu introduced the theory of evolution in the West to Chinese scholars through translating “Evolution and Ethics”, which is acknowledged as his greatest contribution to the history of modern thought. Yan Fu himself how to understand the theory of evolution, such understanding and what people later understand and today’s understanding of what is different is undoubtedly Yan Fu research and even the history of modern Chinese thought important issue. ② According to the author’s opinion, there has been research on “Evolution and Ethics”