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 , or its threat , to protect their proprietary and unequal rights over resources . Once it comes into existence , as an evolved form of socio - political organization , the early state is clearly stratified , and a ruling class ...
... force , or its threat , to protect their proprietary and unequal rights over resources . Once it comes into existence , as an evolved form of socio - political organization , the early state is clearly stratified , and a ruling class ...
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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 ...
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