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Cooperation and emergence: The missing elements of the Darwin machine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Jason Grotuss
Jason Grotuss*
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Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224. j.grotuss.157764@unf.edu
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Abstract

The authors present a compelling argument for a science of intentional change by unifying evolutionary psychology (EP) with the standard social science model; however, since its inception, traditional EP models have not held up well to empirical scrutiny. The authors address the importance of cooperation in individuals and social systems, but the Darwin machine they propose does not adequately stress fundamental aspects of evolutionary processes.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 426
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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