The Evolutionary Vision: Toward A Unifying Paradigm Of Physical, Biological And Sociocultural Evolution

Erich Jantsch

ISBN 10: 0367291991 / ISBN 13: 9780367291990

Published by Routledge 2020-04-28, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolutionary Vision: Toward A Unifying Paradigm Of Physical, Biological And Sociocultural Evolution
• Publisher: Routledge 2020-04-28
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367291991
• ISBN 13: 9780367291990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

"The evolutionary vision" is a term coined by economist Kenneth E. Boulding to describe a unified view of evolution that encompasses all levels of reality, from the cosmic or physical through the biological, ecological, and sociobiological to the sociocultural. It focuses less on systems or any particular entity than on the processes through which they evolve. In this volume various approaches to the self-organization of matter and information are outlined by authors who are among the chief developers of this new paradigm. They focus on the general laws governing evolutionary dynamics across all levels of evolution, including the evolution of humans and human systems.

About the Author

Erich Jantsch (1929-1980) completed his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna in 1951. He was at various times an astronomer, physicist, engineer, management consultant, forecaster, conservationist, general systems theorist, evolutionary theorist, humanist, and philosopher.