New Evolutionary Social Science

Human Nature, Social Behavior, and Social Change
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-59451-396-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which sets out to synthesise sociological theories with key findings from biology into an overarching scientific paradigm. Configuring and expanding this groundbreaking theory, the contributors to this volume are well-known European and American experts in evolutionary science. The New Evolutionary Social Science develops a new basis for understanding social change and the world's future through a better integration of the natural and social sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Niedenzu, Heinz-Jurgen

Meyer, Peter

Meleghy, Tamas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements, PART I: PRELUDE, PART II: DARWINIAN CONFLICT THEORY AND ITS CRITICS, PART III: EVOLUTIONARY THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY: DIVERSE APPLICATIONS, PART IV: REFLECTIONS AND FINAL THOUGHTS, References, Index, Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Tamas Meleghy, Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu, Peter Meyer