Darwin's conjecture :
Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin, 1946-
Darwin's conjecture : the search for general principles of social and economic evolution / Geoffrey M. Hodgson and Thorbjørn Knudsen. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010. - xii, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780226346908 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0226346900 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2010009308
Social Darwinism.
Social evolution.
Natural selection--Social aspects.
HM631 / .H634 2010
303.4
Darwin's conjecture : the search for general principles of social and economic evolution / Geoffrey M. Hodgson and Thorbjørn Knudsen. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010. - xii, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780226346908 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0226346900 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2010009308
Social Darwinism.
Social evolution.
Natural selection--Social aspects.
HM631 / .H634 2010
303.4