Cultural Selection
$121.74
- Hardcover
75 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2024
Summary
Cultural Selection: How Culture Evolves and Adapts
Humans learn by observing and imitating others, leading to the gradual development and refinement of cultural practices across generations. This process mirrors Darwinian evolution, prompting the question: Can cultural selection, a mechanism similar to natural selection, explain the refinement of cultural practices over time?
This Element explores the role of cultural selection in cultural adaptation. It presents hybrid expl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009539067 |
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| ISBN-10: | 100953906X |
| Series: | Elements in the Philosophy of Biology |
| Author: | Tim Lewens |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 75 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 6mm |
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‘The value of this element resides not only in the argumentation it offers but also in the clarity and the overview it brings to this complex and quickly evolving area of scientific inquiry.’ Michael Vlerick, Metascience‘The analysis is smart, and it is fun and easy to read. … it is an excellent conceptual analysis of cultural evolution theory, and its brevity makes it a good introduction to the philosophical issues raised by this theory.’ Robert T. Boyd, The Quarterly Review of Biology
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