{Social Evolution [continued]}[3rd October 1990]

[Redbook8:5][19901003:1620e]{Social Evolution [continued]}[3rd October 1990]

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‘The most encompassing theory of social evolution was developed by Herbert Spencer, who, unlike Comte, linked social evolution to biological evolution. According to Spencer, biological organisms and human societies follow the same universal, natural evolutionary law: “a change from a state of relatively indefinite, incoherent,** homogeneity to a state of relatively definite, coherent heterogeneity”. In other words, as societies grows in size, they become more complex; their parts differentiate, specialise into different functions, and become, consequently, more interdependent.’

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*– ibid [E[ncyclopaedia] B[ritannica] 27:416]

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***(I’m not entirely happy about the word ‘incoherent’ here)

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L.H. Morgan:

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E.B. Tyler:

[See [Redbook8:130][19901220:1735]{System-building}[20th December 1990]<20220910]>]

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