The role of attraction in cultural evolution

by: Nicolas Claidiere, Dan Sperber

Journal of Cognition and Culture, Vol. 7, No. 1-2. (2007), pp. 89-111.

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Abstract

Henrich and Boyd (2002) were the first to propose a formal model of the role of attraction in cultural evolution. They came to the surprising conclusion that, when both attraction and selection are at work, final outcomes are determined by selection alone. This result is based on a determistic view of cultural attraction, different from the probabilistic view introduced in Sperber (1996). We defend this probabilistic view, show how to model it, and argue that, when both attraction and selection are at work, both affect final outcomes.

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TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1211136 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1211136 TI - The role of attraction in cultural evolution JF - Journal of Cognition and Culture VL - 7 IS - 1-2 SP - 89 EP - 111 PB - BRILL SN - 1567-7095 N2 - Henrich and Boyd (2002) were the first to propose a formal model of the role of attraction in cultural evolution. They came to the surprising conclusion that, when both attraction and selection are at work, final outcomes are determined by selection alone. This result is based on a determistic view of cultural attraction, different from the probabilistic view introduced in Sperber (1996). We defend this probabilistic view, show how to model it, and argue that, when both attraction and selection are at work, both affect final outcomes. KW - commentary KW - critique KW - cultural-evolution KW - culture KW - modelling AU - Claidiere, Nicolas AU - Sperber, Dan PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853707X171829 ER -

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