Screen LibraryDarwin's conjecture：the search for general principles of social and economic evolution
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University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago London |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 290 p.: ; 24 cm. |
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9780226346908 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0226346900 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | C91 |
| CLC: | C91-06 |
| Call Number: | C91-06/H691 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-275) and index. The challenge of Darwinism for the social sciences -- Generalizing Darwinism -- Rivals and rebuttals -- The Lamarckian confusion -- The principle of selection and its application to social evolution -- Information, complexity, and generative replication -- From group selection to organizational interactors -- Major information transitions in social evolution -- Conclusion and agenda for future research. "The principles of Darwinism, which involve variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists. But no one has provided a truly rigorous account of how the principles apply to the evolution of human society︢u︣ntil now." "In Darwin's Conjecture, Geoffrey M. Hodgson and Thorbj⁰rn Knudsen reveal how these core concepts apply to a wide range of social phenomena, including business practices, legal systems, technology, and even science itself. They also critique some prominent objections to applying Darwin to social science, arguing that ultimately Darw |