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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... officials from taxation raised by other officials , and frequent postings from place to place . The separation of fiscal , administrative , and military functions is also a valuable technique in preventing the problem of the overmighty ...
... officials from taxation raised by other officials , and frequent postings from place to place . The separation of fiscal , administrative , and military functions is also a valuable technique in preventing the problem of the overmighty ...
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... officials , and he could devise new positions or mark off new districts . ( Ibid . , 80–1 ) Officials were mainly recruited from the members of the king's family , from wealthy landowners who would not therefore need to extort money ...
... officials , and he could devise new positions or mark off new districts . ( Ibid . , 80–1 ) Officials were mainly recruited from the members of the king's family , from wealthy landowners who would not therefore need to extort money ...
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... officials under the Roman Empire , despite the enormous size and complexity of its bureaucratic organization . It cannot therefore be maintained that literate , centralized states of any size need to select their officials by ...
... officials under the Roman Empire , despite the enormous size and complexity of its bureaucratic organization . It cannot therefore be maintained that literate , centralized states of any size need to select their officials by ...
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