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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... concerned there is no analogue for that ' environment ' which is itself un- changed by adaptation . Instead of a one - way process of ' adapta- tion ' , then , we have a continuous process of mutual adjustment . 4. Darwinian theory ...
... concerned there is no analogue for that ' environment ' which is itself un- changed by adaptation . Instead of a one - way process of ' adapta- tion ' , then , we have a continuous process of mutual adjustment . 4. Darwinian theory ...
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... concerned , ' altruism ' often turns out to be enlightened self- interest . 14 In other words , co - operation and competition in human society are not mutually antithetical modes of behaviour but are often mutually interdependent , so ...
... concerned , ' altruism ' often turns out to be enlightened self- interest . 14 In other words , co - operation and competition in human society are not mutually antithetical modes of behaviour but are often mutually interdependent , so ...
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... concerned with the process by which the core principles of each society affect its evolutionary development . There ... concerned with very specific social institutions , whereas mine is concerned with more general structural principles ...
... concerned with the process by which the core principles of each society affect its evolutionary development . There ... concerned with very specific social institutions , whereas mine is concerned with more general structural principles ...
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
Darwinism and Social Evolution | 29 |
The Survival of the Mediocre | 81 |
Urheberrecht | |
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adaptive anthropology aspects assembly associated authority basic basis become belief biological centralized Chapter Chinese clan clear clearly closely competition concept consider course culture dependent descent distinction early economic effective environment especially essential established evidence evolutionary example existence explain fact force forms functions give groups human ibid idea importance increase individual Indo-European institutions involved kind king kinship Konso land less maintain major means military nature necessary noted officials organization origin particular period person political population possible practice Press priests primitive principles problem produce properties reasons refer regard relations relative religious requirements result ritual rules seems selection sense significance simply social evolution social organization society specific status structure success theory thought traits unit University warfare warriors whole