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Human adaptation

Stephen Toulmin

In Uffe Juul Jensen & Rom Harré (eds.), The Philosophy of evolution. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 176--195 (1981)

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Rules, function, and the invisible hand an interpretation of Hayek's social theory.Eugene Heath - 1992 - Philosophy of the Social Sciences 22 (1):28-45.details Hayek's social theory presupposes that rules are unintended consequences of individual actions. This essay explicates one kind of Hayekian explanation of that claim. After noting the kinds of rules that Hayek believes are subject to such a theory, the essay distinguishes three functional explanations advocated by Hayek. He combines one of these functional explanations with an invisible hand explanation. A schema suitable for constructing invisible hand-functional evolutionary theories is employed to outline this combination. Download Export citation Bookmark
The Appeal to Tradition: Cultural Evolution and Logical Soundness.William D. Harpine - 1993 - Informal Logic 15 (3).details The Appeal to Tradition, often considered to be unsound, frequently reflects sophisticated adaptations to the environment. Once developed, these adaptations are often transmitted culturally rather than as reasoned argument, so that people mayor may not be aware of why their traditions are wise. Tradition is more likely to be valid in a stable environment in which a wide range of variations have been available for past testing; however, traditions tend to become obsolete in a rapidly changing environment. Download Export citation Bookmark 3 citations
The choreography of everyday life—a missing brick in the general evolution theory.Mika Pantzar - 1989 - World Futures 27 (2):207-226.details Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations

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