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On Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:56:20 +1000 ddiamond@ozemail.com.au (Chris
Lofting) wrote:
>6. Is Social Evolution Lamarckian or Darwinian? Geoffrey M. Hodgson
>
>oops. I am facinated with the continued presence of the OR in this
>dichotomy. This heading suggests we are dealing with a structural issue
>(oppositions) but if you reflect on the method of analysis and the
>subject
>we actually go past that dichotomy format into a cooperative emphasis.
>
>The Darwin/Lamarck frames of reference are more so windows on to a
>continuum. This continuum reflects what seems to be a fundamental
>dichotomy
>at work, that of reactive/proactive.
.....
Hodgson argues that cultural evolution is both Lamarckian and Darwinian,
as does Knudsen. I argue that cultural evolution is only Darwinian, and
that any apparent Lamarckism reflects a deeper or broader Darwinism, as
does Vromen. The latter two are working from an explicitly memetic
foundation. However, Hodgson and I agree that Darwinism and Lamarckism
are not mutually exclusive (although a certain kind of neo-Darwinism and
neo-Lamarckism is). I propose that what I call Dawkins' Conjecture is
true - that any apparently Lamarckian process can be redescribed as a
Darwinian one, in culture or anywhere else.
BTW: "OR" can be inclusive, and indeed it is in first-order sentential
calculus.
--John Wilkins, Head, Graphic Production The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Melbourne, Australia <mailto:wilkins@WEHI.EDU.AU> <http://www.users.bigpond.com/thewilkins/darwiniana.html> Homo homini aut deus aut lupus - Erasmus of Rotterdam
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