The Return of Science: Evolution, History and Theory

Philip Pomper, David Gary Shaw, William H. McNeill, Albert F. H. Naccache, Bruce Mazlish, Donald E. Brown, Doyne Dawson, Martin Stuart-Fox, Alonso Pena, Noel Bonneuil, Joseph Fracchia, R C. Lewontin, Stephan Berry

ISBN 10: 0742521613 / ISBN 13: 9780742521612

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 00/y /01 M, 2002

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Title: The Return of Science: Evolution, History ...

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 00/y /01 M

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Social scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians have adapted evolutionary theory for use in a variety of disciplines for several decades, but until now historians have lagged behind. In The Return of Science, several distinguished historians join prominent scholars from a wide range of disciplines to debate the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic, and political phenomena. The contributors offer original theoretical approaches and deal with issues such as the benefits, limits, and dangers of using evolutionary theory in the social sciences, the problem of defining units of evolution, the use of mathematics in historical study, and the appropriateness of chaos theory in historical study. Originally published as part of the journal History and Theory, these revised and updated essays are a valuable resource for historiographers.

About the Author:

Philip Pomper is William F. Armstrong Professor of History at Wesleyan University. David Gary Shaw is associate professor of history at Wesleyan University.