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Human knowledge, rules, and the spontaneous evolution of society in the social thought of Darwin, Hayek, and Boulding
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Abstract "In the social sciences, the label Darwinian often means a biological explanation of social henomena. Both Hayek and Boulding adopt a Lamarckian approach to social evolution. Hayek shows that coordination of groups larger than hunting and gathering bands requires a cultural evolution of learnt rules... view more
"In the social sciences, the label Darwinian often means a biological explanation of social henomena. Both Hayek and Boulding adopt a Lamarckian approach to social evolution. Hayek shows that coordination of groups larger than hunting and gathering bands requires a cultural evolution of learnt rules. Boulding uses the notion of noosphere of human knowledge, where learning transmits the noogenetic structure. Hayek's and Boulding's Lamarckian theories are compared with Darwin's theory of social evolution to explore how the latter may be extended to explain the links between human knowledge, rules, and evolution of society, outlining a Darwinian social/cultural approach. [author's abstract]... view less
Classification
General Problems, History of the Social Sciences
Free Keywords
Darwin; Hayek; Boulding; Learning; Social evolution; Cultural evolution; Biological evolution
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 62-74
Journal
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 71 (2009) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.02.013
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
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