The Eighth Day: Social Evolution as the Self-Organization of Energy.

Abstract

Contents Preface Introduction 1. Preliminaries Principles and Explanations Anthropological Antecedents Monism and Materialism Studies of and Society 2. Process Forms Equilibrium Equilibrium and Dissipative Structures Stability and Steady States Appendix: Note on Odum's Energy Quality 3. Dynamics The Laws of Thermodynamics Lotka's Principle Minimum Dissipation Principle Trigger-Flow Mechanisms and Principles 4. Self-Organization Introduction Equilibrium Bases of Self-Organization Autopoiesis Perturbations Self-Triggering Appendix: Order and Functional Organization 5. Culture Mental Self-Organization Informational Dynamics Cultural Process Appendix: and Values 6. Domestication Domestication? Why Bother? Ecological and Human Controls Human Dominance, Culture, and Power Indigenous California Society The Emergence of Social Hierarchies Political and Ideological Implications Notes 7. Natural Selection The Broader Issue In Equilibrium Structures Self-Organization of Dissipative Structures Selection and Epistemology 8. Boundary Dynamics Social Boundaries Energetic Boundaries Environments and Closure 9. The Meaning of Civilization as a Trigger The Origins and Future of Notes 10. Humanities The Classics Free-Floating Triggers 11. Expansion In Social Hierarchy: A Model Social Survival Vehicles and Coaxal Structures Novel and Secondary Constructions The Emergence of Hierarchy: Work and Regulation 12. and Industrialization Modeling Industrialization Expansion The Sector Model Interactive Changes among Sectors Expansion of the Regulatory Sector Regulation in Subnational Units Notes Postscript: Development and Contemporary Social Evolution References Index