A simple (experimental) demonstration that cultural evolution is not replicative, but reconstructive - and an explanation of why this difference matters
(2017)
Journal Article
Scott-Phillips, T. (2017). A simple (experimental) demonstration that cultural evolution is not replicative, but reconstructive - and an explanation of why this difference matters. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 17(1-2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685373-12342188
Two complementary approaches to a naturalistic theory of culture are, on the one hand, mainstream cultural evolution research, and, on the other, work done under the banners of cultural attraction and the epidemiology of representations. There is muc... Read More about A simple (experimental) demonstration that cultural evolution is not replicative, but reconstructive - and an explanation of why this difference matters.