The Origins of the New : Novelty and Innovation in the History of Life, Culture, and Technology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erwin, Douglas H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A visionary look at how novel attributes arise and become transformative innovations in nature, culture, and technology The Origins of the New presents a revolutionary approach to evolutionary success in all realms of life.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Origins: Historical Views of Evolutionary Novelty and Innovation

3. Novelty and Innovation

4. Evolutionary Spaces: The Topology of Innovation

5. A Conceptual Framework for Novelty and Innovation

6. The Origins of Novelties

7. Building Communities: The Dynamics of Evolutionary Innovation

8. Ode to Opabinia

9. On the Shoulders of Giants: The Dynamics of Cultural and Technological Innovation

10. Toward a Theory of Evolutionary Novelty and Innovation

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-691-27292-1

0-691-28753-8

9780691272924

OCLC:

1564378030