Recent years have seen a transformation in thinking about the
nature of culture. Rather than viewing culture in opposition to
biology, a growing number of researchers now regard culture as
subject to evolutionary processes. Recent developments in this
field have shifted some of the traditional academic fault lines.
Alliances are forming between researchers trained in anthropology,
evolutionary biology, psychology and philosophy. Meanwhile, several
distinct schools of thought have appeared which differ in their
vision of what an evolutionary approach to culture should look
like. This volume contains some of the most influential
publications on these subjects from the past few decades. A
theoretical background chapter and critical introduction identify
the core issues at stake in the new study of cultural evolution.
These chapters are followed by sections on each of the four
dominant approaches: the phylogenetic approach, memetics, dual
inheritance theory and niche construction. Following these are two
chapters on closely related topics: the psychological mechanisms of
culture and the existence of culture in non-human animals. Overall,
this volume provides an up to date overview of some of the most
exciting trends in contemporary evolutionary thought.
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