On Social Evolution

Phenomenon and Paradigm
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-43627-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 404 g

Tang provides a coherent and systematic exploration of social evolution as a phenomenon and as a paradigm. He critically builds on existing discussions on social evolution, while drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including archaeology, evolutionary anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, the philosophy of social sciences, and evolutionary biology.

Clarifying the relationship between biological evolution and social evolution, Tang lays bare the ontological and epistemological principles of the social evolutionary paradigm. He also presents operational principles and tools for deploying this paradigm to understand empirical puzzles about human society.

This is a vital resource for students, practitioners, and philosophers of all social sciences.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tang, Shiping

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Biological Evolution: From Basics to Extended Synthesis Chapter 3. Social Evolution as a Phenomenon Chapter 4. The Social Evolution Paradigm Chapter 5. A Critique of Existing Evolutionary Social Sciences Chapter 6. What Social Evolution Paradigm can Do Chapter 7. In Lieu of Conclusion: The Power of SEP Appendix A. What Haven’t Social Sciences been more evolutionary? Appendix B. Geno-social sciences as Sociobiology Redux References Index

Über Autor(innen)

Shiping Tang is Fudan Distinguished Professor and Dr. Seaker Chan Chair Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China. He also holds a "Chang-Jiang/Cheung Kong Scholar" Distinguished Professorship from the Chinese Ministry of Education. His earlier book, The Social Evolution of International Politics (2013), received the International Studies Association's "Annual Best Book Award" in 2015.