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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jagiello, R, Heyes, C, Whitehouse, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022