Are humans a domesticated species? How is this issue related to debates on the roles of human agency in human evolution? This article discusses four views on human domestication: (1) Darwin’s view; (2) the view of those who link human domestication to anthropogenic niche construction and, more specifically, to sedentism; (3) the view of those who link human domestication to selection against aggression and the domestication syndrome; and (4) a novel view according to which human domestication can be conceived of in terms of a process of political selection. The article examines and compares these views to illustrate how discussions of human domestication can contribute to debates about how, and to what extent, human agency has affected human evolution.

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人类驯化和人类代理在人类进化中的作用。

人类是驯化物种吗？这个问题与关于人类代理在人类进化中的作用的辩论有何关系？本文讨论了关于人类驯化的四种观点：（1）达尔文的观点；（2）那些将人类驯化与人为生态位建设，更具体地说是与久坐联系起来的人的观点；（3）那些将人类的驯养与选择对抗侵略和驯养综合症联系起来的人的观点；（4）一种新颖的观点，据此可以根据政治选择过程来构想人类的驯化。本文研究并比较了这些观点，以说明有关人类驯化的讨论如何有助于有关人类代理如何以及在何种程度上影响人类进化的辩论。