Since Darwin, scholars have noted that cultural entities such as languages, laws, firms, and theories seem to 'evolve' through sequences of variation, selection, and replication, in many ways just like living organisms. These essays consider whether modern evolutionary theory can help us to understand the dynamics of different cultural domains.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0197262627
ISBN-13
9780197262627
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2202307
Product Key Features
Author
John Ziman
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
Vol. 112
Lc Classification Number
Gn360
Publication Name
Evolution of Cultural Entities
Table of Content
Introduction: Selectionist Reasoning as a Tool of Thought, John ZimanHeritable Variation and Competitive Selection as the Mechanism of Sociocultural Evolution, W. G. RuncimanBetween Development and Evolution: How to Model Cultural Change, Eva JablonkaBetween Evolution and History: Biology, Culture and the Myth of Human Origins, Tim IngoldAn Integrating Scaffold: Toward an Autonomy -Theoretic Modelling of Cultural Change, C. A. HookerCulture, Adam KuperLearning from Culture, Henry PlotkinChoosing the Selectors, Mary MidgleyEvolutionary Theorizing in Economics, Richard R. NelsonThe Evolution of Technological Knowledge: Reflections on Technological Innovation as an Evolutionary Process, Brian J. LoasbyIdiosyncratic Production Regimes: Co-evolution of Economic and Legal Institutions in the Varieties of Capitalism, Gunther TeubnerThe Evolution of Education: Change and Reform, Joan SolomonThe Evolution of Merged Culture, Genes and Computing Artefacts, Susantha Goonatilake
Copyright Date
2002
Format
Hardcover
Lccn
2002-727193
Dewey Decimal
306
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series
Proceedings of the British Academy Ser.
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Social Science
Number of Pages
234 Pages
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