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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... relative to those that do not , and hence ' fitness ' must be defined in purely quantitative terms as the frequency of one gene or trait relative to competing genes or traits . But in a structured system the quantitative measure of ...
... relative to those that do not , and hence ' fitness ' must be defined in purely quantitative terms as the frequency of one gene or trait relative to competing genes or traits . But in a structured system the quantitative measure of ...
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... relative in question . ( Hamilton 1963 : 354-5 ) ' Inclusive fitness ' thus denotes not merely the ' fitness ' or reproductive success of the individual organism , but of the particular genotype which that organism shares with his relatives ...
... relative in question . ( Hamilton 1963 : 354-5 ) ' Inclusive fitness ' thus denotes not merely the ' fitness ' or reproductive success of the individual organism , but of the particular genotype which that organism shares with his relatives ...
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... relative unimportance of kinship in Galla society meant that the king was not obliged to give special privileges or consideration to any relatives merely because they were relatives . Brothers were usually given provinces to rule , but ...
... relative unimportance of kinship in Galla society meant that the king was not obliged to give special privileges or consideration to any relatives merely because they were relatives . Brothers were usually given provinces to rule , but ...
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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