Evolutionary Social Theory and Political Economy traces the origins, extension, marginalization, and revival of evolutionary approaches to social theory from the Enlightenment through the beginning of the 21st century.
Evolutionary Social Theory and Political Economy traces the origins, extension, marginalization, and revival of evolutionary approaches to social theory from the Enlightenment through the beginning of the 21st century.
Clifford S. Poirot Jr. received his PhD in Economics in 1992 from the University of Utah. He has published several articles on Evolutionary Economics. He has taught at several institutions. He is currently teaching courses in both Economics and Political Science at Shawnee State University. He has been at Shawnee State since 1999.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction * Goal and Purpose of this Study * Scope and Method of this Study * Plan of this Study 1: The Origins of Evolutionary Social Theory * Introduction * Natural Philosophy and the Newtonian World View * Civil, or Moral Philosophy * Philosophical History and Political Economy in the Scottish and French Enlightenment * Conclusion 2: The Development of Evolutionary Social Theory: 1815-1871 * Introduction * Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-19th Century * Evolutionary Theory: Biological and Social before Darwin * The Trajectory of Political Economy * Darwin's Biology * The Ramifications of Darwin's Theories * Conclusion 3: Social Evolutionism and Political Economy after Darwin * Introduction * Darwin's Impact on Philosophy of Science * The More General Theory of Sociology * The End of Political Economy: Marx, Marshall and Veblen * Conclusion 4: The Dénouement of Evolutionary Social Theory * Introduction * Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-20th Century * Evolutionary Social Theory: Marginalization and Reaction in the Social Sciences * Conclusion 5: The Resurrection of Evolutionary Social Theory: Back to the Center? * Introduction * Philosophy of Science: Neo-Positivism * Ontology and Epistemology: Critical Realism and Critical Common Sensism * Contemporary Evolutionary Biology: An Overview * Biology and Evolutionary Social Theory * Toward the Neo-Evolutionary Synthesis * Conclusion 6: Conclusion
Introduction
Goal and Purpose of this Study
Scope and Method of this Study
Plan of this Study
1: The Origins of Evolutionary Social Theory
Introduction
Natural Philosophy and the Newtonian World View
Civil, or Moral Philosophy
Philosophical History and Political Economy in the Scottish and French Enlightenment
Conclusion
2: The Development of Evolutionary Social Theory: 1815-1871
Introduction
Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-19th Century
Evolutionary Theory: Biological and Social before Darwin
The Trajectory of Political Economy
Darwin's Biology
The Ramifications of Darwin's Theories
Conclusion
3: Social Evolutionism and Political Economy after Darwin
Introduction
Darwin's Impact on Philosophy of Science
The More General Theory of Sociology
The End of Political Economy: Marx, Marshall and Veblen
Conclusion
4: The Dénouement of Evolutionary Social Theory
Introduction
Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-20th Century
Evolutionary Social Theory: Marginalization and Reaction in the Social Sciences
Conclusion
5: The Resurrection of Evolutionary Social Theory: Back to the Center?
Introduction
Philosophy of Science: Neo-Positivism
Ontology and Epistemology: Critical Realism and Critical Common Sensism
Introduction * Goal and Purpose of this Study * Scope and Method of this Study * Plan of this Study 1: The Origins of Evolutionary Social Theory * Introduction * Natural Philosophy and the Newtonian World View * Civil, or Moral Philosophy * Philosophical History and Political Economy in the Scottish and French Enlightenment * Conclusion 2: The Development of Evolutionary Social Theory: 1815-1871 * Introduction * Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-19th Century * Evolutionary Theory: Biological and Social before Darwin * The Trajectory of Political Economy * Darwin's Biology * The Ramifications of Darwin's Theories * Conclusion 3: Social Evolutionism and Political Economy after Darwin * Introduction * Darwin's Impact on Philosophy of Science * The More General Theory of Sociology * The End of Political Economy: Marx, Marshall and Veblen * Conclusion 4: The Dénouement of Evolutionary Social Theory * Introduction * Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-20th Century * Evolutionary Social Theory: Marginalization and Reaction in the Social Sciences * Conclusion 5: The Resurrection of Evolutionary Social Theory: Back to the Center? * Introduction * Philosophy of Science: Neo-Positivism * Ontology and Epistemology: Critical Realism and Critical Common Sensism * Contemporary Evolutionary Biology: An Overview * Biology and Evolutionary Social Theory * Toward the Neo-Evolutionary Synthesis * Conclusion 6: Conclusion
Introduction
Goal and Purpose of this Study
Scope and Method of this Study
Plan of this Study
1: The Origins of Evolutionary Social Theory
Introduction
Natural Philosophy and the Newtonian World View
Civil, or Moral Philosophy
Philosophical History and Political Economy in the Scottish and French Enlightenment
Conclusion
2: The Development of Evolutionary Social Theory: 1815-1871
Introduction
Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-19th Century
Evolutionary Theory: Biological and Social before Darwin
The Trajectory of Political Economy
Darwin's Biology
The Ramifications of Darwin's Theories
Conclusion
3: Social Evolutionism and Political Economy after Darwin
Introduction
Darwin's Impact on Philosophy of Science
The More General Theory of Sociology
The End of Political Economy: Marx, Marshall and Veblen
Conclusion
4: The Dénouement of Evolutionary Social Theory
Introduction
Philosophy of Science in the Early and Mid-20th Century
Evolutionary Social Theory: Marginalization and Reaction in the Social Sciences
Conclusion
5: The Resurrection of Evolutionary Social Theory: Back to the Center?
Introduction
Philosophy of Science: Neo-Positivism
Ontology and Epistemology: Critical Realism and Critical Common Sensism
Contemporary Evolutionary Biology: An Overview
Biology and Evolutionary Social Theory
Toward the Neo-Evolutionary Synthesis
Conclusion
6: Conclusion
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826
