An Essay Concerning Sociocultural Evolution : Theoretical Principles and Mathematical Models /
The volume deals with the question of regularities in the course of sociocultural evolution. The evolutionary process of societies is defined as the generation of social roles and their relations; a role is understood as a pair of social rules and role specific knowledge. Accordingly evolution is th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2002.
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| Series: | Theory and decision library. Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Sociocultural evolution: a concept and its difficulties
- 2. A theoretical model of sociocultural evolution
- 3. The mathematics of social processes
- 4. A mathematical model of sociocultural evolution
- 5. Conclusions: The logic of Evolution or are there something like historical laws?- References
- Index.