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Esittikö Westermarck darwinilaisen yhteiskunta-analyysin?

Authors: Lagerspetz Olof Markus Olli

Year: 2022

Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku

Name of source: Tieteessä tapahtuu

Page from-to: 38-41

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
cze	Did Westermarck Present a Darwinian Social Analysis?	Edward Westermarck was an evolutionist. However, apart from his theory of incest, in practice he did not apply the Darwinian theory of natural selection. His research focused on cultural evolution, the development of law, custom and belief. Westermarck’s central observation was that human communities actively create a new type of reality: institutions.	Edward Westermarck; darwinism; cultural evolution; human nature
eng	Did Westermarck Present a Darwinian Social Analysis?	Edward Westermarck was an evolutionist. However, apart from his theory of incest, in practice he did not apply the Darwinian theory of natural selection. His research focused on cultural evolution, the development of law, custom and belief. Westermarck’s central observation was that human communities actively create a new type of reality: institutions.	Edward Westermarck; darwinism; cultural evolution; human nature