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In defence of generalized Darwinism |
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| Authors: | Howard E. Aldrich Geoffrey M. Hodgson David L. Hull Thorbjørn Knudsen Joel Mokyr Viktor J. Vanberg | ||
| Affiliation: | (1) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;(2) The Business School, University of Hertfordshire, De Havilland Campus, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK;(3) Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA;(4) University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;(5) University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany | ||
| Abstract: | Darwin himself suggested the idea of generalizing the core Darwinian principles to cover the evolution of social entities. Also in the nineteenth century, influential social scientists proposed their extension to political society and economic institutions. Nevertheless, misunderstanding and misrepresentation have hindered the realization of the powerful potential in this longstanding idea. Some critics confuse generalization with analogy. Others mistakenly presume that generalizing Darwinism necessarily involves biological reductionism. This essay outlines the types of phenomena to which a generalized Darwinism applies, and upholds that there is no reason to exclude social or economic entities.
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| Keywords: | Socio-economic evolution Generalized Darwinism Selection Replication | ||
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