Darwinism And The Study Of Society

Author : Michael Banton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134556380

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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 : Michael P. Banton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0758132409

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Author : Michael Banton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,7 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 : Robert Bannister
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439906057

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Social Darwinism by Robert Bannister Pdf

Attempts to assess the role played by Darwinian ideas in the writings of English-speaking social theorists.

Author : Edward Caudill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136467448

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Darwinism in the Press by Edward Caudill Pdf

Numerous books and articles have outlined Darwin's impact on American scientists, philosophers, businessmen, and clergy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Few, however, have undertaken a study of Darwinism in the form in which it was presented to most Americans -- popular newspapers and magazines. The main concern of this book is to identify how the press is treated as a part of our culture - - pointing to its ability to shape and to be shaped by the forces that act on the rest of society and its ability to be critical in the interpretation of ideas for "the masses."

Author : David Kohn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400854714

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The Darwinian Heritage by David Kohn Pdf

Representing the present rich state of historical work on Darwin and Darwinism, this volume of essays places the great theorist in the context of Victorian science. The book includes contributions by some of the most distinguished senior figures of Darwin scholarship and by leading younger scholars who have been transforming Darwinian studies. The result is the most comprehensive survey available of Darwin's impact on science and society. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Evolution
ISBN : UOM:49015002176684

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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin Pdf

Author : J. W. Burrow
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 052104393X

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Evolution and Society by J. W. Burrow Pdf

An investigation of the reasons why Victorian pioneers of social science were habitually approaching the study of other societies with largely positivistic and evolutionary methodologies.

Author : Daniel C. Dennett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439126295

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Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett Pdf

In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet," focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of humanity's place in the universe. Dennett vividly describes the theory itself and then extends Darwin's vision with impeccable arguments to their often surprising conclusions, challenging the views of some of the most famous scientists of our day.

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Sociology
ISBN : OSU:32435012242889

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The Study of Sociology by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : Albert Galloway Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Evolution
ISBN : CORNELL:31924013769488

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Societal Evolution by Albert Galloway Keller Pdf

Author : David Sloan Wilson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226901374

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Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson Pdf

One of the great intellectual battles of modern times is between evolution and religion. Until now, they have been considered completely irreconcilable theories of origin and existence. David Sloan Wilson's Darwin's Cathedral takes the radical step of joining the two, in the process proposing an evolutionary theory of religion that shakes both evolutionary biology and social theory at their foundations. The key, argues Wilson, is to think of society as an organism, an old idea that has received new life based on recent developments in evolutionary biology. If society is an organism, can we then think of morality and religion as biologically and culturally evolved adaptations that enable human groups to function as single units rather than mere collections of individuals? Wilson brings a variety of evidence to bear on this question, from both the biological and social sciences. From Calvinism in sixteenth-century Geneva to Balinese water temples, from hunter-gatherer societies to urban America, Wilson demonstrates how religions have enabled people to achieve by collective action what they never could do alone. He also includes a chapter considering forgiveness from an evolutionary perspective and concludes by discussing how all social organizations, including science, could benefit by incorporating elements of religion. Religious believers often compare their communities to single organisms and even to insect colonies. Astoundingly, Wilson shows that they might be literally correct. Intended for any educated reader, Darwin's Cathedral will change forever the way we view the relations among evolution, religion, and human society.

Author : Peter Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,5 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 : David Quammen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393076349

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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries) by David Quammen Pdf

"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The human drama and scientific basis of these years constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.

Author : Benjamin Kidd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,8 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.