In search of general evolutionary principles: Why Darwinism is too important to be left to the biologists

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-69

  Hodgson, Geoffrey M ^a   Knudsen, Thorbjørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioeconomics; Complex systems; Generalized Darwinism; Intentionality

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; NATURAL SELECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

LAMARCKIA;

EID: 42249111698     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-008-9030-0     Document Type: Article

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