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.