Evolution: Cosmic, Biological, And Social. Evolyutsiya: Kosmicheskaya, Biologicheskaya I Sotsialnaya. Almanah Na Angliyskom Yazyke

Front Cover ......Page 1 Title Page ......Page 2 Copyright ......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Introduction Evolutionary Megaparadigms: Potential, Problems, Perspectives......Page 6 The Almanac’s Structure......Page 19 Bibliography......Page 26 Introduction......Page 31 Complexity and Cosmic History......Page 32 Three Fundamental Types of Complexity......Page 33 Energy Flows and Complexity......Page 35 The Big Bang and the Radiation Era......Page 36 The Matter Era......Page 37 Galaxy Formation......Page 39 Increasing Complexity of the Elementary Building Blocks......Page 40 Stars and Planets......Page 41 Why is the Earth Such a Good Place for Greater Complexity?......Page 42 Life and Energy......Page 43 The Emergence of Life......Page 44 Increasing Complexity......Page 45 Tapping New Energy Flows......Page 47 The Cambrian Explosion of Life......Page 48 Brainy Animals......Page 49 Culture and Energy......Page 50 The Emergence of Early Humans......Page 51 Fire Control......Page 52 The Domestication of Plants and Animals......Page 53 Early State Formation......Page 55 Globalization......Page 57 Industrialization......Page 58 The Increase in Energy Used by Humans......Page 61 Conclusions......Page 62 References......Page 64 Abstract......Page 66 The Сomparative Method in Astronomy......Page 67 The Comparative Method in Anthropology......Page 68 The Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram......Page 69 Stage and Process in Stellar Evolution......Page 70 Red Dwarfs and Villages: A Parallel......Page 72 The Forces of Fusion in Stars and Societies......Page 73 The Life History of Stars......Page 74 Unilinearity and Multilinearity......Page 75 Multilinearity in Stellar Evolution......Page 76 Underlying Processes of Stellar Evolution......Page 77 Societal Parallels......Page 78 The Comparison with Societies......Page 79 Primary and Secondary Stars and States......Page 80 Rates of Evolution......Page 81 Conclusion......Page 82 References......Page 83 Abstract......Page 84 Introduction......Page 85 The Supply-side Physics Approach......Page 86 The Supply-side Agent-based Models......Page 88 A New Demand-side Approach to Living Systems......Page 90 Overview......Page 92 Dynamic Pathways......Page 94 Strategic Selection – the Key to Selfcreation......Page 97 Strategic Struggle – the Real Nature of Competitive Interaction......Page 98 References......Page 99 Abstract......Page 101 Introduction......Page 102 The Possible Methodological Framework for the Future Evolutionary Biology......Page 103 The Nature of ‘Part-Whole’ Relations......Page 105 On Evolutionary Interdependence of Individuals and Species......Page 109 Evolutionary Assembly of Ecosystems......Page 110 How Selection has Made Ecosystems Converge......Page 114 What is Making Selection......Page 117 Concluding Remarks......Page 119 References......Page 120 Abstract......Page 122 1. The Paradox of Altruism......Page 123 2. The Main Evolutionary Concepts of Altruism in Animals......Page 126 3. A Harsh Environment for Pluralism in Animal Societies: Behavioural and Cognitive Specialisation......Page 129 4. Social Specialisation in Animal Communities......Page 137 5. Social Intelligence in Animals......Page 152 Conclusion......Page 155 References......Page 156 Abstract......Page 162 Introduction......Page 163 Biological and Social Aromorphoses......Page 165 The Rule of Aromorphosis......Page 174 Rules Connected with the Aromorphoses’ Characteristics......Page 176 Rules Connected with the Aromorphosis Formation Mechanism......Page 183 Rules Connected with Special Characteristics of Environment that is Necessary for the Aromorphoses' Emergence......Page 195 The Rule of ‘Payment’ for the Aromorphic Progress (Instead of a Conclusion)......Page 200 Abstract......Page 211 7 Social Evolution: Alternatives and Variations (Introduction)......Page 213 References......Page 232 Abstract......Page 251 8 Evolution of Nested Networks in the Prehistoric U.S. Southwest: A Comparative World-Systems Approach......Page 252 The Southwest......Page 256 The Plains......Page 262 The Great Basin......Page 263 California......Page 265 Interaction Nets over the Long Run......Page 266 References......Page 268 Abstract......Page 274 Introduction......Page 275 Organicism: Society as a Living System......Page 276 Encyclopedism: A Universal Knowledge Network......Page 278 Emergentism: A Higher Level of Consciousness......Page 281 Evolutionary Cybernetics: Towards an Integrated Theory......Page 283 Conclusion......Page 286 References......Page 287 Abstract......Page 290 Notes......Page 291 Contributors......Page 293 Back Cover ......Page 296 Introduction. Evolutionary Megaparadigm: Potential, Problems, Perspectives I. Universal Evolution Fred Spier "How Big History Works: Energy Flows and the Rise and Demise of Complexity " Robert L. Carneiro "Stellar Evolution and Social Evolution: A Study in Parallel Processes " II. Biological and Social forms of Evolution: Connections and Comparisons Graeme D. Snooks "Constructing a General Theory of Life: The Dynamics of Human and Non-human Systems " Edmundas Lekevičius "Ecological Darwinism or Preliminary Answers to Some Crucial though Seldom Asked Questions" Zhanna Reznikova "Evolutionary and Behavioural Aspects of Altruism in Animal Communities: Is There Room for Intelligence? " Leonid E. Grinin, Alexander V. Markov, and Andrey V. Korotayev "Biological and Social Aromorphoses: A Comparison between Two Forms of Macroevolution" III. Aspects of Social Evoluton Dmitri M. Bondarenko, Leonid E. Grinin, Andrey V. Korotayev "Social Evolution: Alternatives and Variations (Introduction)" Christopher Chase-Dunn "Evolution of Nested Networks in the Prehistoric U.S. Southwest: A Comparative World-Systems Approach" Francis Heylighen "Conceptions of a Global Brain: An Historical Review"