Cookies?
Library Header Image
LSE Research Online LSE Library Services

Social revolution

Birch, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-7517-4759 (2012) Social revolution. Biology and Philosophy, 27 (4). pp. 571-581. ISSN 0169-3867

Full text not available from this repository.
Identification Number: 10.1007/s10539-011-9300-4

Abstract

Andrew Bourke’s Principles of Social Evolution identifies three stages that characterize an evolutionary transition in individuality and deploys inclusive fitness theory to explain each stage. The third stage, social group transformation, has hitherto received relatively little attention from inclusive fitness theorists. In this review, I first discuss Bourke’s “virtual dominance” hypothesis for the evolution of the germ line. I then contrast Bourke’s inclusive fitness approach to the major transitions with the multi-level approach developed by Richard Michod, Samir Okasha and others. I suggest that, rather than choosing between these approaches, we should exploit the strengths of both. Finally, I stress the need for a firmer conceptual grasp of the nature of social group transformation.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/10539
Additional Information: © 2012 Springer
Divisions: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Date Deposited: 07 May 2015 10:00
Last Modified: 01 Dec 2024 04:26
Funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/61826

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item