Cultural group selection, coevolutionary processes, and large-scale cooperation: a comment
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Joseph Henrich's literature on gene-culture coevolution with respect to the existence and maintenance of cooperation and society in general are discussed. The reasons behind the biological evolution being so strong in the explanation of social phenomena are analyzed.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0167-2681
Year: 2004
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Cultural group selection, co evolutionary processes and large-scale cooperation (by Joseph Henrich)
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Joseph Henrich's evolutionary explanation for altruism, cultural group selection, co evolutionary processes and large-scale cooperation are discussed. The challenge in understanding the cultural evolution is to determine the appropriate mechanisms and behavior.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0167-2681
Year: 2004
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