Tradition and invention: the bifocal stance theory of cultural evolution
Cultural evolution depends on both innovation (the creation of new cultural variants by accident or design) and high-fidelity transmission (which preserves our accumulated knowledge and allows the storage of normative conventions). What is required is an overarching theory encompassing both dimensio...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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