I am surprised and confused. I would have thought that the analogy to evolution would be the one objected to first, as I think of social institutions first as things instituted by someone and second as things subject to vaguely evolution-like processes. (They are modified over time, imperfectly replicated across countries, and a lot more fail than survive.)
Interesting. I haven’t given this a lot of thought, but my intuition is the opposite of yours… I think of most social constructs as evolved over time rather than intentionally constructed for a purpose.
I am surprised and confused. I would have thought that the analogy to evolution would be the one objected to first, as I think of social institutions first as things instituted by someone and second as things subject to vaguely evolution-like processes. (They are modified over time, imperfectly replicated across countries, and a lot more fail than survive.)
Interesting. I haven’t given this a lot of thought, but my intuition is the opposite of yours… I think of most social constructs as evolved over time rather than intentionally constructed for a purpose.