Darwin-inspired population thinking suggests approaching culture as a population of items of different types, whose relative frequencies may change over time. Three nested subtypes of populational models can be distinguished: evolutionary, selectional and replicative. Substantial progress has been made in the study of cultural evolution by modelling it within the selectional frame. This progres...

Models of cultural evolution study how the distribution of cultural traits changes over time. The dynamics of cultural evolution strongly depends on the way these traits are transmitted between individuals by social learning. Two prominent forms of social learning are payoff-based learning (imitating others that have higher payoffs) and conformist learning (imitating locally common behaviours)....

Based on a brief overview of the history of ontology and on some philosophical problems of virtual reality, a new approach to virtuality is proposed. To characterize the representational (information, cognitive, cultural, communication) technologies in the Internet age, I suggest that Aristotle’s dualistic ontological system (which distinguishes between actual and potential being) be complement...

This article examines the endurance of traditional class labels among precarious workers in post-recession Dublin. It argues that tensions remain between creatives and non-creatives due to: (1) divergent concepts, (2) a lack social engagement, (3) unequal access to economic, social, cultural capital, which mobilize protect some highly vocational artistic labor. is thus not shared experience sam...

The article analyzes the results of theoretical and empirical study students-psychologist’s self-actualization indicators. A generalized analysis individual phenomenon, its components connection with professional formation process a psychologist-specialist is presented.
 an indicators in context their are analyzed. It summarized that future specialists characterized by medium personality m...

The effectiveness of speech communication depends on the immersion in uniqueness and specificity national culture through knowledge reality. A literary text transmits background experiences, which process perception are not only interpreted by a reader, but also form value universals. Dialogue as intercultural is due to impact addressee, that is, pragmatic approach contributes to: 1) tolerance ...

The article describes the global processes that are transforming world (migration and integration processes, inclusive education, digitalization of socio-psychological gap between generations, etc.). Global tendencies have changed social space people's life - “cultural gaps”, “social bottom”, “spiritual crisis parent-child relations intergenerational ties”, etc. appeared, as modern challenges s...

This paper is the result of the study and the implementation of learning in the field of the author, especially in the implementation of the study of Arts and Culture in the vocational schools. The purpose of this paper is to show that by learning local culture based on learning objectives the corresponding to the curriculum can be reached. In fact, the local culture also containing more local ...