Why Not Spencer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2987387 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Alland (corresponding author), Alexander Alland Alexander Alland |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 271-280 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.30.4.3629718 |
| OpenAlex | W2318870844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This paper is a response to Carneiro's contention that the theory of evolution proposed by Herbert Spencer is similar, and in some respects superior, to Darwin's. An attempt is made to show that Spencer maintained a teleological orientation toward the process of evolution, whereas Darwinian theory destroyed that teleology by noting the independence of organismic variation and natural selection. The roles which Spencer assigned to the environment in evolution are shown to be at variance with Darwin's theory and support a teleological, progressive, unilinear version of evolution. A distinction is made between Darwinism as a valid theoretical school and Darwin's original formulation of evolutionary principles
Darwin (ADL) · Darwinism · Epistemology · Evolutionary theory · Independence (probability theory) · Natural selection · Origin of species · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Teleology · Variation (astronomy) · Computer Science · Evolution and Science Education · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2013 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |