Thorstein Veblen's Darwinian framework and gene-culture coevolution theory
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2016-07-03
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Routledge
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
At the turn of the previous century, Thorstein Veblen used Darwinian evolutionary principles to explain the macro-historical evolution of human societies, as well as the institutional structure of the modern pecuniary culture. Even if Veblen had a strong intuitive grasp of the evolutionary forces operating in society, he was not always clear and explicit in developing his ideas towards a full-fledged, consistent evolutionary social theory. This paper argues that a relatively recent theoretical approach, gene-culture coevolution theory, has the conceptual apparatus to remedy this problem and thus make Veblen's ideas an important part of contemporary evolutionary thinking in social theory.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Cultural evolution, Darwinian theory, Dual inheritance, Gene-culture coevolution, Thorstein Veblen, Generalized Darwinism, Evolutionary economics, Institutional change, Veblen,Thorstein, Psychology
Kaynak
European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
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Q3
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Q1
Cilt
23
Sayı
4
Künye
Koloğlugil, S. (2016). Thorstein veblen's darwinian framework and gene-culture coevolution theory. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 23(4), 641-672. doi:10.1080/09672567.2015.1018292
