Cultural group selection follows Darwin's classic syllogism for the operation of selection
| Autor: | Kathryn Demps, Nicole Naar, Emily K. Newton, Paul E. Smaldino, Lesley Newson, Adrian Bell, Timothy M. Waring, Cody T. Ross, Peter J. Richerson, Ryan Baldini, Vicken Hillis, Sarah Mathew, Karl Frost, Matthew R. Zefferman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Physiology media_common.quotation_subject 050109 social psychology 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience Interpersonal relationship Humans Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Selection Genetic Social Behavior Selection (genetic algorithm) Skepticism media_common Natural selection 05 social sciences Cultural group selection Syllogism Biological Evolution Group Processes Epistemology 030104 developmental biology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Group selection Variation (linguistics) Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 39 |
| ISSN: | 1469-1825 0140-525X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0140525x15000606 |
| Popis: | The main objective of our target article was to sketch the empirical case for the importance of selection at the level of groups on cultural variation. Such variation is massive in humans, but modest or absent in other species. Group selection processes acting on this variation is a framework for developing explanations of the unusual level of cooperation between non-relatives found in our species. Our case for cultural group selection (CGS) followed Darwin's classic syllogism regarding natural selection: If variation exists at the level of groups, if this variation is heritable, and if it plays a role in the success or failure of competing groups, then selection will operate at the level of groups. We outlined the relevant domains where such evidence can be sought and characterized the main conclusions of work in those domains. Most commentators agree that CGS plays some role in human evolution, although some were considerably more skeptical. Some contributed additional empirical cases. Some raised issues of the scope of CGS explanations versus competing ones. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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