Cultural evolution: Where we have been and where we are going (maybe)

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Boyd, Robert; Richerson, Peter J.
• 署名单位: Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; University of California System; University of California Davis
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-11101
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2322879121
• 发表日期: 2024-11-26
• 关键词: selection; transmission; coevolution; preferences; COOPERATION; PSYCHOLOGY; diversity; emergence; mechanism; societies

摘要

The study of cultural evolution using ideas from population biology began about 50 y ago, with the work of L.L. Cavalli-Sforza, Marcus Feldman, and ourselves. It has grown from this small beginning into a vital field with many publications and its own scientific society. In this essay, we give our perspective on the origins of the field and current unanswered questions.