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Developing of the future: scaffolded Darwinism in societal evolution.
Claes Andersson1, Anton Törnberg2, Petter Törnberg3
1Department of Energy and Environment, Complex Systems Group, Division for Physical Resource Theory, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden. claeand@chalmers.se http://www.chalmers.se/en/staff/Pages/claes-andersson.aspx
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|August 28, 2014
Summary
This study argues that while Darwinism is key to understanding intentional change, developmental evolutionary approaches are also crucial for a comprehensive theory. Integrating these perspectives offers a more complete evolutionary framework.
Area of Science:
- Evolutionary Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Philosophy of Science
Background:
- The project of a unified theory of intentional change requires a robust evolutionary foundation.
- Darwinism is widely accepted as a central tenet of evolutionary theory.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for the inclusion of developmental evolutionary approaches alongside Darwinism in theories of intentional change.
- To highlight the recent shift in evolutionary biology towards developmental perspectives.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of existing evolutionary theories.
- Literature review of developmental evolutionary approaches.
Main Results:
- Darwinism alone is insufficient for a complete theory of intentional change.
- Developmental evolutionary approaches offer complementary mechanisms for understanding evolutionary processes.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive theory of intentional change must integrate both Darwinian and developmental evolutionary frameworks.
- The emergence of developmental evolutionary biology necessitates its incorporation into broader theoretical syntheses.
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