A Philosophical Perspective onContemporary Evolutionary Economics

There has been a remarkable growth in evolutionary economics since the 1980s. But despitethis outward success there has been inner disagreement on fundamental issues including thebuilding blocks of evolutionary theory and the very meaning of ‘evolution’ itself. This essayprovides a philosophical perspective on both the defining agreements and ongoing disputeswithin evolutionary economics. Its primary emphasis is on ontology.[...]

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin
Institutions:	Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften
Subject:	Evolution \| development \| Philosophie \| Ontologie \| Divergenz <Vektoranalysis>

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1. History and Meanings
2. Philosophical differences broadly considered
3. Primary ontological communalities with some secondary divergences
4. First primary ontological divergence: dualism versus monism
5. Second primary ontological divergence: a population ontology
6. From complex population systems to generalised Darwinism
7. Conclusion: a strategy of reconciliation
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