This paper surveys questions about the nature of the Modern Synthesis as a historical event : was it rather theoretical than institutional? When and where did it actually happen? Who was involved? It argues that all answers to these questions are interrelated, and that systematic sets of answers define specific perspectives on the Modern Synthesis that are all complementary.

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现代综合：理论事件还是制度事件？

本文调查了有关现代综合作为历史事件的性质的问题：它是理论性的还是制度性的？它实际发生在何时何地？谁参与了？它认为这些问题的所有答案都是相互关联的，并且系统的答案集定义了现代综合的特定观点，这些观点都是互补的。