Darwin's conjecture : the search for general principles of social and economic evolution
by
 
Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin, 1946-

Title
Darwin's conjecture : the search for general principles of social and economic evolution

Author
Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin, 1946-

ISBN
9780226346908

Publication Information
Chicago, Ill. ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Physical Description
xii, 290 s.

General Note
Bibliografi: s. [243]-275 s.

Contents
The challenge of Darwinism for the social sciences -- Generalizing Darwinism -- Rivals and rebuttals -- The Lamarckian confusion -- The principle of selection and its application to social evolution -- Information, complexity, and generative replication -- From group selection to organizational interactors -- Major informational transitions in social evolution -- Conclusion and agenda for future research.

Subject Term
Social Darwinism.
 
Social evolution.
 
Natural selection -- Social aspects.

Added Author
Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin, 1946-
 
Knudsen, Thorbj²rn.


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