Darwinian Social Evolution And Social Change

Author : William Kerr
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030779993

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Darwinian Social Evolution and Social Change by William Kerr Pdf

This book introduces the value of a Darwinian social evolutionary approach to understanding social change. The chapters discuss several different perspectives on social evolutionary theory, and go on to link these with comparative and historical sociological theory, and two case-studies. Kerr brings together social change theory and theories on nationalism, whilst also providing concrete examples of the theories at work. The book offers a vision of rapprochement between these different areas of theory and study, and to where this could lead future studies of comparative history and sociology. As such, it should be useful to scholars and students of nationalism and social change, sociologists, political scientist and historians.

Author : Marion Blute
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139485111

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Darwinian Sociocultural Evolution by Marion Blute Pdf

Social scientists can learn a lot from evolutionary biology - from systematics and principles of evolutionary ecology to theories of social interaction including competition, conflict and cooperation, as well as niche construction, complexity, eco-evo-devo, and the role of the individual in evolutionary processes. Darwinian sociocultural evolutionary theory applies the logic of Darwinism to social-learning based cultural and social change. With a multidisciplinary approach for graduate biologists, philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, social psychologists, archaeologists, linguists, economists, political scientists and science and technology specialists, the author presents this model of evolution drawing on a number of sophisticated aspects of biological evolutionary theory. The approach brings together a broad and inclusive theoretical framework for understanding the social sciences which addresses many of the dilemmas at their forefront - the relationship between history and necessity, conflict and cooperation, the ideal and the material and the problems of agency, subjectivity and the nature of social structure.

Author : Benjamin Kidd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798704498629

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Social Evolution by Benjamin Kidd Pdf

In 1894, the British sociologist Benjamin Kidd published Social Evolution, an influential book that summarised and evaluated the prevailing social theories at the end of the nineteenth century: Karl Marx's socialism and Herbert Spencer's social Darwinism. Both of these conflicting theories were based on Darwinian evolutionary theory. In this book, Kidd discusses the immense changes that applied science has brought to the world and the interconnectedness of everyone. The book's ten chapters include discussions of the conditions of human progress, the function of religious beliefs, and the organisation of the working classes. Kidd found flaws in both Karl Marx's and Herbert Spencer's vision of society's future and concluded that religion was essential for the evolution of society because it acts in the interest of generational group survival rather than individual competition. Social Evolution called for a comprehensive study of society because a new era in Western civilisation was beginning.

Author : Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu,Tamas Meleghy,Peter Meyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317255482

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New Evolutionary Social Science by Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu,Tamas Meleghy,Peter Meyer Pdf

Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which sets out to synthesise sociological theories with key findings from biology into an overarching scientific paradigm. Configuring and expanding this groundbreaking theory, the contributors to this volume are well-known European and American experts in evolutionary science. The New Evolutionary Social Science develops a new basis for understanding social change and the world's future through a better integration of the natural and social sciences.

Author : Peter Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Psychology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025023289

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Social Darwinism by Peter Dickens Pdf

Social Darwinism is the extension of Darwin's evolutionary ideas to human society. Over the past two centuries it has been argued that the fittest in terms of physical and mental prowess are most likely to survive and reproduce. It has also been suggested that the increasingly complex structure of human society mirrors the increasing complexity of nature. This highly original text examines whether these extensions from nature to society are justified, and considers how dangerous they may be in implying the systematic neglect - or even destruction - of the least fit. It asks what, in any case, is fitness as applied to human beings? It also questions whether human nature is constrained by modern society and whether people evolved as essentially competitive or collaborative. Written in a clear and accessible style, with text boxes to explain key ideas and little or no biological knowledge required of the reader, this book suggests a new way in which evolutionary thought and social theory can be combined

Author : Greta Jones
Publisher : Brighton, Sussex : Harvester Press ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biology
ISBN : UCBK:C040838060

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Social Darwinism and English Thought by Greta Jones Pdf

Darwinismus / Soziologie.

Author : A.P. Thakur
Publisher : Global Vision Pub House
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social evolution
ISBN : 8182200997

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The Legacy of Social Darwinism by A.P. Thakur Pdf

The Present Book Is A Comprehensive And Critical Analysis Of The Context, Content, As Well As The Contemporary Relevance Of Social Darwinism Which Has Been Quite Instrumental In Evolving The Concept Of Society As A Functional Unity As Well As The Cross-Cultural Methods Of Comparative Study And Analysis Of Social Problems. Even Today, Social Darwinism Is Regar-Ded As A Systematic Approach To The Study Of Social Change Both By Way Of Description And Explanation. It Is Hoped That The Observations And Findings Of This Book Will Be Helpful In Future Research.

Author : Benjamin Kidd
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Civilization
ISBN : BML:37001103689134

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Social Evolution by Benjamin Kidd Pdf

Author : Christopher Robert Hallpike
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106007627851

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The Principles of Social Evolution by Christopher Robert Hallpike Pdf

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.

Author : Kidd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Civilization
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00045712

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Social Evolution by Kidd Pdf

Author : Alex Mesoudi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226520452

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Cultural Evolution by Alex Mesoudi Pdf

Charles Darwin changed the course of scientific thinking by showing how evolution accounts for the stunning diversity and biological complexity of life on earth. Recently, there has also been increased interest in the social sciences in how Darwinian theory can explain human culture. Covering a wide range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, Alex Mesoudi shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. This cross-disciplinary volume focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically—from theoretical modeling to lab experiments, archaeological fieldwork to ethnographic studies—and shows how apparently disparate methods can complement one another to the mutual benefit of the various social science disciplines. Along the way, the book reveals how new insights arise from looking at culture from an evolutionary angle. Cultural Evolution provides a thought-provoking argument that Darwinian evolutionary theory can both unify different branches of inquiry and enhance understanding of human behavior.

Author : Stephen K. Sanderson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0847695352

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The Evolution of Human Sociality by Stephen K. Sanderson Pdf

This text attempts a broad theoretical synthesis within the field of sociology and its closely allied sister discipline of anthropology. It draws together these disciplines' theoretical approaches into a synthesized theory called Darwinian conflict theory.

Author : Geoffrey M. Hodgson,Thorbjørn Knudsen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226346922

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Darwin's Conjecture by Geoffrey M. Hodgson,Thorbjørn Knudsen Pdf

Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well. But no one has provided a truly rigorous account of how the principles apply to the evolution of human society—until now. In Darwin’s Conjecture, Geoffrey Hodgson and Thorbjørn Knudsen reveal how the British naturalist’s core concepts apply to a wide range of 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 Darwinism functions as a general theoretical framework for stimulating further inquiry. Social scientists who adopt a Darwinian approach, they contend, can then use it to frame and help develop new explanatory theories and predictive models. This truly pathbreaking workat long last makes the powerful conceptual tools of Darwin available to the social sciences and will be welcomed by scholars and students from a range of disciplines.

Author : Michael Banton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134556311

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Darwinism and the Study of Society by Michael Banton Pdf

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1961 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Author : John Offer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415181844

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Herbert Spencer by John Offer Pdf

This set traces Herbert Spencer's influence, from his contemporaries to the present day. Contributions come from across the social science disciplines and are often taken from sources which are difficult to access.