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Rules as the Impetus of Cultural Evolution.

In this paper I put forward a thesis regarding the anatomy of 'cultural evolution', in particular the way the 'cultural' transmission of behavioral patterns came to piggyback, through us humans, on the transmission effected by genetic evolution. I claim that what grounds and supports this new kind o...

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Published in:Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 531 - 546
Main Author: Peregrin, Jaroslav
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Oct2014
Subjects:
Evolutionary theories
Empirical research
Social evolution
Language & culture
Cooperation
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