Citation

Amir D, Jordan MR, Rand DG. Behav. Brain Sci. 2016; 39: e32.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology,Yale University,New Haven,CT 06511.matthew.jordan@yale.edudavid.rand@yale.eduhttp://www.daverand.org/http://psychology.yale.edu/people/matthew-jordan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X15000059

PMID

27561957

Abstract

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.

Language: en