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)

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Social Darwinism.
Social evolution.
Natural selection--Social aspects.

HM631 / .H634 2010

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