{"product_id":"darwins-conjecture-geoffrey-m-hodgson-9780226346908","title":"Darwin's Conjecture: The Search for General Principles of Social and Economic Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well. But no one has provided a truly rigorous account of how the principles apply to the evolution of human society--until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Conjecture\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoffrey Hodgson and Thorbj rn Knudsen reveal how the British naturalist's core concepts apply to a wide range of phenomena, including business practices, legal systems, technology, and even science itself. They also critique some prominent objections to applying Darwin to social science, arguing that ultimately Darwinism functions as a general theoretical framework for stimulating further inquiry. Social scientists who adopt a Darwinian approach, they contend, can then use it to frame and help develop new explanatory theories and predictive models. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis truly pathbreaking work\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eat long last makes the powerful conceptual tools of Darwin available to the social sciences and will be welcomed by scholars and students from a range of disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey M. Hodgson,Thorbjørn Knudsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226346900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226346908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011","brand":"Geoffrey M. Hodgson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086406660351,"sku":"9780226346908","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e827ba13-6735-4eef-923c-e64cb0da6b28.jpg?v=1769094490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/darwins-conjecture-geoffrey-m-hodgson-9780226346908","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}