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Generative entrenchment and an evolutionary developmental biology for culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2006

William C. Wimsatt
William C. Wimsatt*
Affiliation:
Philosophy and Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL60637
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wwim@midway.uchicago.edu
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Abstract:

Mesoudi et al.'s new synthesis for cultural evolution closely parallels the evolutionary synthesis of Neo-Darwinism. It too draws inspiration from population genetics, recruits other fields, and, unfortunately, also ignores development. Enculturation involves many serially acquired skills and dependencies that allow us to build a rich cumulative culture. The newer synthesis, evolutionary developmental biology, provides a key tool, generative entrenchment, to analyze them.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , August 2006 , pp. 364 - 366
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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