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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... essential characteristics when the engine is dismantled , and we can establish the essential properties of the parts of an organism or the institutions of a society independently of biology one finds an important tradition arguing , on ...
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... essential element in the formation of the state : Though , in regions where circumstances permit , the tribes ... essential respects ( 1891 : 1.272-7 ) , in which every part has some essential function in relation to the well - being of ...
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... essential requirements for using the notion of adaptation in a truly explanatory way . First , it is essential to be able to specify in precise terms the trait whose presence and survival one wishes to explain , and to specify with ...
... essential requirements for using the notion of adaptation in a truly explanatory way . First , it is essential to be able to specify in precise terms the trait whose presence and survival one wishes to explain , and to specify with ...
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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