Human Intentionality and Design In Cultural Evolution

V. J. Vanberg ()

Papers on Economics and Evolution from Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the relation between human intentionality and design on the one side and the "blind" forces of evolution on the other. Specifically, I discuss two issues that Ulrich Witt has raised in recent publications, namely, first, the issue of whether the role that human intelligence and intentionality play in man-made or cultural evolution requires us to adopt a non-Darwinian concept of evolution, and, second, the issue of what the fact that cultural evolution is man-made implies for our capacity to "control" the evolutionary process and for our "responsibility" with regard to its overall outcomes.

Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2004-02
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