On Social Evolution: Phenomenon and Paradigm

ISBN-13: 9780367436278 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 252 str.

Shiping Tang

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.