عنوان

Evolutionary epistemology, language, and culture :a non-adaptationist, systems theoretical approach

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eng

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Evolutionary epistemology, language, and culture :a non-adaptationist, systems theoretical approach

For the first time in history, scholars working on language and culture from within an evolutionary epistemological framework, and thereby emphasizing complementary or deviating theories of the Modern Synthesis, were brought together. Of course, there have been excellent conferences on Evolutionary Epistemology in the past, as well as numerous conferences on the topics of Language and Culture. However, until now these disciplines had not been brought together into one all-encompassing conference. Moreover, previously there never had been such stress on alternative and complementary theories of the Modern Synthesis. Today, we know that natural selection and evolution are far from synonymous and that they do not explain isomorphic phenomena in the world. 'Taking Darwin seriously' is the way to go, but today the time has come to take alternative and complementary theories that developed after the Modern Synthesis, equally seriously, and, furthermore, to examine how language and culture can merit from these diverse disciplines.

As this volume will make clear, a specific inter- and transdisciplinary approach is one of the next crucial steps that needs to be taken, if we ever want to unravel the secrets of phenomena such as language and culture.

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Dordrecht

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Springer

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2006

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xix, 493 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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Theory and decision library.

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v. 39

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Papers from the conference held at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, in 2004

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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ISBN: 140203394X

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edited by Nathalie Gontier, Jean Paul van Bendegem, and Diederik Aerts

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Congresses ، Knowledge, Theory of

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Congresses ، Evolution

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Congresses ، Philosophy and science

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Congresses ، Language and languages - Origin

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Congresses ، Social evolution

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Congresses ، System theory

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AU Gontier, Nathalie

AU Bendegem, Jean Paul van 1953-

AU Aerts, Diederik 1953-

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