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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... maintained it . ( Hume also recognized , as did Plato and Aristotle , the relationship between type of government and the size of society . ) As actual explanations of a social process , however , these theories of the purposeful ...
... maintained it . ( Hume also recognized , as did Plato and Aristotle , the relationship between type of government and the size of society . ) As actual explanations of a social process , however , these theories of the purposeful ...
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... maintained by the gods : This term , it is now generally accepted , represents a concept which cannot be precisely rendered by any single word in another tongue . It stands , it seems , for ' order ' in the widest sense : cosmic order ...
... maintained by the gods : This term , it is now generally accepted , represents a concept which cannot be precisely rendered by any single word in another tongue . It stands , it seems , for ' order ' in the widest sense : cosmic order ...
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... maintained by the English kings : The most admired virtue of an early king was generosity to his followers . It was probably accepted throughout the north that every member of a king's household might expect to receive an endowment in ...
... maintained by the English kings : The most admired virtue of an early king was generosity to his followers . It was probably accepted throughout the north that every member of a king's household might expect to receive an endowment in ...
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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