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Generic Features of Evolution and Its Continuity -- a Transdisciplinary Perspective
Witt, Ulrich - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2002
Evolution is thought to occur in many disciplinary domains. Because of the intellectual attraction of the neo …-Darwinian theory of evolution, evolutionary processes in other domains are often conceptualized in terms of that theory. However, as … generic features of evolution which transcend all domain-specific characteristics. Two concrete features are discussed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005588056
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The application of evolutionary concepts in evolutionary economics
Cordes, Christian - 2014
on the fact that other forms of - cultural - evolution rest upon foundations laid before by natural selection. It is … anthropology contributes to more realistic models of human behavior in economic contexts. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010478863
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There are several ways to incorporate evolutionary concepts into economic thinking.
Cordes, Christian - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2014
Darwinian ideas, and avenues that are based on the fact that other forms of – cultural – evolution rest upon foundations … cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and anthropology contributes to more realistic models of human behavior in economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011140918
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Can Darwinism be 'generalized' and of what use would this be?
Levit, Georgy S.; Hossfeld, Uwe; Witt, Ulrich - 2010
It has been suggested that, by generalizing Darwinian principles, a common foundation can be derived for all scientific disciplines dealing with evolutionary processes, especially for evolutionary economics. In this paper we show, however, that the principles of such a Generalized Darwinism are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281846
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Can Darwinism Be “Generalized” and of What Use Would This Be?
Levit, Georgy S.; Hoßfeld, Uwe; Witt, Ulrich - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2010
It has been suggested that, by generalizing Darwinian principles, a common foundation can bederived for all scientific disciplines dealing with evolutionary processes, especially forevolutionary economics. In this paper we show, however, that the principles of such a“Generalized Darwinism”...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009138631
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Can Darwinism Be "Generalized" and of What Use Would This Be?
Levit, Georgy S.; Hossfeld, Uwe; Witt, Ulrich - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2010
It has been suggested that, by generalizing Darwinian principles, a common foundation can be derived for all scientific disciplines dealing with evolutionary processes, especially for evolutionary economics. In this paper we show, however, that the principles of such a "Generalized Darwinism"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008548729
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The Proper Interpretation of 'Evolution' in Economics and the Example of Production Theory
Witt, U. - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2003
How relevant is the notion of evolution for economics? In view of the paradigmatic influence of Darwinian thought … of evolution is suggested that is based on a few, abstract, common principles which all domain-specific evolutionary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005588062
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Darwinism in economics and the evolutionary theory of policy-making
Schubert, Christian - 2009
According to the advocates of a Generalized Darwinism (GD), the three core Darwinian principles of variation, selection and retention (or inheritance) can be used as a general framework for the development of theories explaining evolutionary processes in the socio­economic domain. Even though...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267143
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Darwinism in Economics and the Evolutionary Theory of Policy-Making
Schubert, Christian - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2009
According to the advocates of a "Generalized Darwinism" (GD), the three Darwinian principles of variation, selection and retention can and should be used as a meta-theoretical framework for the explanation of evolutionary processes in the socio¬cultural domain. Despite their biological origins,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566419
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Veblen's "Instinct of Workmanship," its Cognitive Foundations, and Some Implications for Economic Theory
Cordes, Christian - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2004
continuous accretion of knowledge during cultural evolution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005588057