Is cultural group selection enough?

Abstract Richerson et al. propose cultural group selection (CGS) as the basis for understanding the evolution of cultural systems. Their proposal does not take into account the nature of cultural idea systems as being constituted at an organizational, rather than an individual level. The sealing par...

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Published in:Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Main Author: Read, Dwight
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0140525x15000205 2024-03-03T08:45:51+00:00 Is cultural group selection enough? Read, Dwight 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x15000205 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0140525X15000205 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Behavioral and Brain Sciences volume 39 ISSN 0140-525X 1469-1825 Behavioral Neuroscience Physiology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x15000205 2024-02-08T08:30:00Z Abstract Richerson et al. propose cultural group selection (CGS) as the basis for understanding the evolution of cultural systems. Their proposal does not take into account the nature of cultural idea systems as being constituted at an organizational, rather than an individual level. The sealing partners of the Netsilik Inuit exemplify the problem with their account. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Netsilik Cambridge University Press Behavioral and Brain Sciences 39
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Is cultural group selection enough?
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description Abstract Richerson et al. propose cultural group selection (CGS) as the basis for understanding the evolution of cultural systems. Their proposal does not take into account the nature of cultural idea systems as being constituted at an organizational, rather than an individual level. The sealing partners of the Netsilik Inuit exemplify the problem with their account.
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