Evolutionary social theory and political economy : philosophy and applications

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    • Poirot, Clifford S., Jr.

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Evolutionary social theory and political economy : philosophy and applications

Clifford S. Poirot Jr

(Economics as social theory, 51)

Routledge, 2023

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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. It demonstrates how changes in understandings of social evolution corresponded to changes in definitions of Political Economy and how both reflected changes in the Philosophy of Science. This book is written for students and researchers alike in all the social sciences. Economists will benefit from understanding how ideas about evolution in Economics corresponded to ideas about evolution in other social sciences, and Social Scientists outside of Economics will benefit from understanding how Economics has related to their discipline.

Table of Contents

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 Denouement 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

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  • NCID
    BD04114776
  • ISBN
    • 9780367772925
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 209 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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