In pursuing paths to methodological reform, many have drawn on the prolific work of American psychologist-philosopher Paul Meehl. In 1996, the APA awarded both Meehl and controversial German-British psychologist Hans Eysenck with Clinical Psychologists of the Century Awards. Two years earlier, they had both signed the “Mainstream Science on Intelligence” statement published in reaction to controversy over research on intelligence and race. To better understand Meehl's decision to include his name in that public statement, this article first explores the philosophy and politics of Karl Popper as it relates to the incompatible views of Meehl and Eysenck on the value of psychoanalysis. Despite their stark differences of opinion on psychoanalysis and psychometrics, Meehl and Eysenck shared a vision of scientific psychology with overlapping political values that, consequently, included a commitment to the liberties of race science. This article suggests that interrogating the politics and ethics of research is a crucial aspect of doing human science well, including improving its methodology.

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重新考虑 Paul Meehl 的纪律遗产

在追求方法论改革的道路上，许多人借鉴了美国心理学家兼哲学家保罗·米尔 (Paul Meehl) 的多产工作。1996 年，APA 授予 Meehl 和有争议的德英心理学家 Hans Eysenck 世纪临床心理学家奖。两年前，他们都签署了“智力主流科学”声明，以回应有关智力和种族研究的争议。为了更好地理解梅尔决定在公开声明中包含他的名字，本文首先探讨了卡尔波普尔的哲学和政治，因为它与梅尔和艾森克关于精神分析价值的不相容观点有关。尽管他们在精神分析和心理测量学上存在明显分歧，Meehl 和 Eysenck 分享了具有重叠政治价值观的科学心理学愿景，因此，包括对种族科学自由的承诺。本文认为，审问研究的政治和伦理是做好人文科学的一个重要方面，包括改进其方法论。