neoevolution

Meaning

1. noun A model of cultural evolution associated with Leslie White and Julian Steward that seeks to define the forces that cause cultures to change.
2. noun The elaboration of Darwin's theory of evolution that incorporates knowledge about genetics.
3. noun Any of various theories, such as intelligent design, that seek to reconcile Darwinian evolution with Christian theology.
4. noun Any of various theories that examine the alteration or enhancement of humanity as a result of technology and/or cultural adaptation.

Similar words

cultural evolutionism neoevolutionist sociocultural evolutionism social evolutionism unilineal evolution culturalism deistic evolutionism diffusionism stadialism theistic evolutionist