The burden of proof for a cultural group selection account.
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Richerson et al. establish cultural group selection as a plausible force in human social evolution. However, they do not demonstrate its causal precedence for any trait, let alone its "essentialness." To do so, they must show that a particular group trait was caused by cultural transmission, and directly caused differences in group fitness.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Behavioral and brain sciences
دوره 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016