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- Subject: Evolution in anthropology
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 21:27:55 GMT
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- Evolution in anthropology is intresting because it is the interplay of three
- not totally compomatable theories of evolution: Darwinian, Lamarcian, and Chaos
- (Better know as puctulated equlibium) Darwinian evolution works until we
- start using tools and begin to communicate, then Lamarcian evoltion takes over.
- Lamarcian evolution's use of 'inharence of aquired charactistics' works better
- for informantion that Darwinian evolution. Chaos theory starts opperating
- at the time of sendentary groups and involves the interaction of Darwinian and
- Lamarcian theory with the culture that has and is contiuing to evolve.
- Chaos theory has been seen in network theory where there are forces that
- each have there own law but whose interactions are not realably prediatable
- but also follow a set of rules that can resemble other systems.
- Comments welcome.
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