New Evolutionary Social Science: Human Nature, Social Behavior, and Social Chang

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High profile academics explore the connections between the social and natural sciences. The essays outline a groundbreaking new scientific paradigm.

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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.

Author Biography

Tamas Meleghy, Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu, Peter Meyer

Table of Contents

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

Review

"A sociology conference held at the University of Innsbruck, Austria in June 2006 revolved around Stephen K. Sanderson's The Evolution of Human Sociality (2001). The 17 papers that survived to publication introduce the anthology, then look at Darwinian conflict theory and its critics and diverse applications of evolutionary theory in sociology. The topics include metaphysical materialism, cooperation without coercion, the missing link between structuralism and sociobiology, the uneven match between Emile Durkheim and Edward Westermarch, and the two transitions in the evolution of human sociality. Sanderson himself offers reflections and final thought. ." --Eithne O'Leyne, October 2011 Reference and Research Book News

Long Description

For a long period of time, social scientists declared their autonomyfrom the life sciences, thereby neglecting important biologicalconstraints on human nature. Many sociological theories suggest anearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. Recently,however, Stephen K. Sanderson's "Darwinian conflicttheory" set out to synthesize sociological theories with keyfindings from biology into an overarching scientific paradigm. Configuring and expanding this groundbreaking theory, thecontributors to this volume are well-known European and Americanexperts in evolutionary science. They develop in this book new basesfor understanding social change and the world's future through abetter integration of the life sciences and social sciences.

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"A sociology conference held at the University of Innsbruck, Austria in June 2006 revolved around Stephen K. Sanderson's The Evolution of Human Sociality (2001). The 17 papers that survived to publication introduce the anthology, then look at Darwinian conflict theory and its critics and diverse applications of evolutionary theory in sociology. The topics include metaphysical materialism, cooperation without coercion, the missing link between structuralism and sociobiology, the uneven match between Emile Durkheim and Edward Westermarch, and the two transitions in the evolution of human sociality. Sanderson himself offers reflections and final thought. ." --Eithne O'Leyne, October 2011 Reference and Research Book News

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For a long period of time, social scientists declared their autonomyfrom the life sciences, thereby neglecting important biologicalconstraints on human nature. Many sociological theories suggest anearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. Recently,however, Stephen K. Sanderson's "Darwinian conflicttheory" set out to synthesize sociological theories with keyfindings from biology into an overarching scientific paradigm. Configuring and expanding this groundbreaking theory, thecontributors to this volume are well-known European and Americanexperts in evolutionary science. They develop in this book new basesfor understanding social change and the world's future through abetter integration of the life sciences and social sciences.

Details ISBN1594513961 Short Title NEW EVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL SCIENC Language English ISBN-10 1594513961 ISBN-13 9781594513961 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 303.4 Year 2008 Author Tamas Meleghy Subtitle Human Nature, Social Behavior, and Social Change Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9781594513961 AU Release Date 2008-06-30 NZ Release Date 2008-06-30 UK Release Date 2008-06-30 Pages 270 Publication Date 2008-06-30 Alternative 9781594513978 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2008-06-30 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York We've got this

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