Cultural evolution need not imply group selection.
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Amir, D; Jordan, MR; Rand, DG
Published in: The Behavioral and brain sciences
January 2016
Richerson et al. make a compelling case for cultural evolution. In focusing on cultural group selection, however, they neglect important individual-level accounts of cultural evolution. While scientific discourse typically links cultural evolution to group selection and genetic evolution to individual selection, this association is due to historical accident only. We thus call for more consideration of individual-level cultural evolution.
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The Behavioral and brain sciences
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1469-1825
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0140-525X
Publication Date
January 2016
Volume
39
Start / End Page
e32
Related Subject Headings
- Selection, Genetic
- Humans
- Experimental Psychology
- Evolution, Molecular
- Cultural Evolution
- 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1109 Neurosciences
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Amir, D., Jordan, M. R., & Rand, D. G. (2016). Cultural evolution need not imply group selection. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 39, e32. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x15000059
Amir, Dorsa, Matthew R. Jordan, and David G. Rand. “Cultural evolution need not imply group selection.” The Behavioral and Brain Sciences 39 (January 2016): e32. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x15000059.
Amir D, Jordan MR, Rand DG. Cultural evolution need not imply group selection. The Behavioral and brain sciences. 2016 Jan;39:e32.
Amir, Dorsa, et al. “Cultural evolution need not imply group selection.” The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 39, Jan. 2016, p. e32. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s0140525x15000059.
Amir D, Jordan MR, Rand DG. Cultural evolution need not imply group selection. The Behavioral and brain sciences. 2016 Jan;39:e32.
Published In
The Behavioral and brain sciences
DOI
EISSN
1469-1825
ISSN
0140-525X
Publication Date
January 2016
Volume
39
Start / End Page
e32
Related Subject Headings
- Selection, Genetic
- Humans
- Experimental Psychology
- Evolution, Molecular
- Cultural Evolution
- 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1109 Neurosciences