ABSTRACT
Big History provides a unique opportunity to consider the development of the Universe as a single process. Big history approach regards the process of evolution as a continuous and unified process from the origins of the Universe to the state of humankind and further. Cosmic, geological/biological and social phases of universal evolution have a genetic and structural continuity. There are a few important and understandable differences between biological and social macro-evolution, nonetheless, it is possible to identify a number of fundamental similarities. Hereditary variation is a key issue in the theory of evolution. This is the issue, around which the main discussions between representatives of various schools of evolutionary thought are concentrated. There are similarities in biological and social evolution, such as the transmission of information, variability, community complexity, etc. However, these similarities occur at the lower stages of biological evolution (involving simple biological organisms), whereas they are absent in higher stages of biological evolution (involving complex biological organisms).
