Universal Darwinism and evolutionary social science

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-94

  Nelson, Richard R ^a  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural change; Evolution; Social science research; Universal Darwinism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33947366468     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-005-9005-7     Document Type: Article

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