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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... example , warfare is universal in primitive society not because it is adaptive , but because there are many different factors producing it . The selectionist model also has a strong tendency to operate on the basis of single traits ...
... example , warfare is universal in primitive society not because it is adaptive , but because there are many different factors producing it . The selectionist model also has a strong tendency to operate on the basis of single traits ...
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... example of such a process , the Chinese development of gunpowder , was discussed in detail , and the state is another excellent example of these principles of social evolution at work , and is of particular importance since it is one of ...
... example of such a process , the Chinese development of gunpowder , was discussed in detail , and the state is another excellent example of these principles of social evolution at work , and is of particular importance since it is one of ...
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... example is the concept of natural selection in Darwinian theory , which has proved itself quite capable of surviving major changes in biological knowledge at lower levels of generality , such as the mechanisms of heredity and , indeed ...
... example is the concept of natural selection in Darwinian theory , which has proved itself quite capable of surviving major changes in biological knowledge at lower levels of generality , such as the mechanisms of heredity and , indeed ...
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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