The Principles of Social EvolutionClarendon Press, 1986 - 412 Seiten Dispelling the general assumption that social institutions survive because of their sophisticated adaptive advantages, this ground-breaking work asserts that the commonest customs and institutions may endure because of their very simplicity or as a result of simple human proclivity. Using religious, military, and kinship institutions to illustrate this argument, the author shows that a precise combination of these factors may lead to the emergence of new forms of social evolution. |
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... force's strength so that more often than not no real advantage is acquired by the victor nor permanent injury done to the defeated ( Ibid . , 53 ) ( d ) Lack of exploitation of victory : in true warfare , The mere defeat of the opposing ...
... force's strength so that more often than not no real advantage is acquired by the victor nor permanent injury done to the defeated ( Ibid . , 53 ) ( d ) Lack of exploitation of victory : in true warfare , The mere defeat of the opposing ...
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... force is an essential political principle on which all early states rely , and which is well taught by age ... forces in their quest for health , fertility , and prosperity- for life , in fact — and we have already noted the universal ...
... force is an essential political principle on which all early states rely , and which is well taught by age ... forces in their quest for health , fertility , and prosperity- for life , in fact — and we have already noted the universal ...
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... force is the prerogative of the warrior grade , acting as a police force under the direction of the elders . Lineage heads act as priests and mediators with respect to their lineages , and as spokesmen for their lineage members in court ...
... force is the prerogative of the warrior grade , acting as a police force under the direction of the elders . Lineage heads act as priests and mediators with respect to their lineages , and as spokesmen for their lineage members in court ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Inheritance and variation | 47 |
Competition and cooperation | 56 |
Urheberrecht | |
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