Evolutionary stasis, constraint and other
... of phylogenetic inertia’. In this case, the operating hypothesis is built on an adaptive framework and ES ends up being the alternative explanatory hypothesis (‘origin, not maintenance”, Coddington, 1988). The differences between these two interpretations are subtle but important. The latter case pu ...
... of phylogenetic inertia’. In this case, the operating hypothesis is built on an adaptive framework and ES ends up being the alternative explanatory hypothesis (‘origin, not maintenance”, Coddington, 1988). The differences between these two interpretations are subtle but important. The latter case pu ...
Pre´cis of Evolution in Four Dimensions
... that there are Lamarckian processes in evolution. August Weismann’s version of Darwinism, disapprovingly dubbed “neo-Darwinism” by Romanes, is an important part of the history of evolutionary thinking, and its influence can still be seen in contemporary views of heredity and evolution. Unlike Darwin ...
... that there are Lamarckian processes in evolution. August Weismann’s version of Darwinism, disapprovingly dubbed “neo-Darwinism” by Romanes, is an important part of the history of evolutionary thinking, and its influence can still be seen in contemporary views of heredity and evolution. Unlike Darwin ...
Darwinian metaphysics
... evolutionary theory as such (evolution was advocated in different schools in France and Germany before the publication of The Origin of Species). Furthermore, some philosophers (such as Teilhard de Chardin, Henri Bergson, and Alfred North Whitehead) made interesting proposals for a “metaphysics of e ...
... evolutionary theory as such (evolution was advocated in different schools in France and Germany before the publication of The Origin of Species). Furthermore, some philosophers (such as Teilhard de Chardin, Henri Bergson, and Alfred North Whitehead) made interesting proposals for a “metaphysics of e ...
Honey, I shrunk the organization: in search of
... ignored and forgotten. Thus "better" memes are selected. Susan Blackmore (2000) applies to memes the same framework of The Selfish Gene by Dawkins to conclude that humans, and society could be the carriers of memes in their competition across time. As noted by Howard Aldrich, this would imply the ne ...
... ignored and forgotten. Thus "better" memes are selected. Susan Blackmore (2000) applies to memes the same framework of The Selfish Gene by Dawkins to conclude that humans, and society could be the carriers of memes in their competition across time. As noted by Howard Aldrich, this would imply the ne ...
Foresight in cultural evolution. Biology and
... inaccurate theories of cultural change that were unilinear and progressive (e.g. Tylor 1871; Morgan 1877). These flaws persisted into the mid-20th century (White 1959; Sahlins and Service 1960). In recent years, however, there has been a growing movement in several disciplines that has embraced a mo ...
... inaccurate theories of cultural change that were unilinear and progressive (e.g. Tylor 1871; Morgan 1877). These flaws persisted into the mid-20th century (White 1959; Sahlins and Service 1960). In recent years, however, there has been a growing movement in several disciplines that has embraced a mo ...
Evolution, Culture, and the Human Mind
... can explain why some knowledge structures become and remain culturally popular while others don’t. Kirkpatrick draws on recent advances in evolutionary psychology to describe how a focus on psychological adaptations is necessary to forge connections between the mechanisms of genetic evolution and cu ...
... can explain why some knowledge structures become and remain culturally popular while others don’t. Kirkpatrick draws on recent advances in evolutionary psychology to describe how a focus on psychological adaptations is necessary to forge connections between the mechanisms of genetic evolution and cu ...
Darwinism and Meaning
... and more specifically, by the awareness of our severely limited capacity to “leave something of oneself” for the future. In other words, selection gave us not so much a fear of inevitable mortality per se, but rather, a fear of what inevitable mortality denies: legacy, i.e., the legacy of one’s cons ...
... and more specifically, by the awareness of our severely limited capacity to “leave something of oneself” for the future. In other words, selection gave us not so much a fear of inevitable mortality per se, but rather, a fear of what inevitable mortality denies: legacy, i.e., the legacy of one’s cons ...
Human behavioral ecology and its evil twin
... at the individual level (Lamba and Mace 2011, 2012). This latter proposition can be tested to some extent by correlating the relevant behavior with ecological variables, without necessarily invoking any particular model for the proximate mechanism by which that variation arises in individuals or soc ...
... at the individual level (Lamba and Mace 2011, 2012). This latter proposition can be tested to some extent by correlating the relevant behavior with ecological variables, without necessarily invoking any particular model for the proximate mechanism by which that variation arises in individuals or soc ...
"Genes, Memes and Demes," Biology and Philosophy 3:179
... scientists may be expedient for individuating conceptual systems and Hull uses the typespecimen method borrowed from biological systematics to exploit that expediency, but credit is conferred or denied in virtue of the value of particular ideas, not because it is "sociable" to do so (see Latour and ...
... scientists may be expedient for individuating conceptual systems and Hull uses the typespecimen method borrowed from biological systematics to exploit that expediency, but credit is conferred or denied in virtue of the value of particular ideas, not because it is "sociable" to do so (see Latour and ...
Review of P. Godfrey-Smith`s Darwinian populations and natural
... Critique of Replicators and of the Gene’s Eye View A direct consequence of the Darwinian space is a critique of what can be called synecdochic approaches to evolution: because of the failure to think about ENS in a gradient way, biologists and philosophers have often mistaken a part for the whole. T ...
... Critique of Replicators and of the Gene’s Eye View A direct consequence of the Darwinian space is a critique of what can be called synecdochic approaches to evolution: because of the failure to think about ENS in a gradient way, biologists and philosophers have often mistaken a part for the whole. T ...
1 Introduction: The Evolution of Culture in a
... there were distinct limits to the extent to which humans have applied breeding techniques to their own kind, even in slavery. Still, unpalatable though it may be, some degree of auto-domestication is probably observable in every society, and may have been rife in human history (see e.g., Voland 1998 ...
... there were distinct limits to the extent to which humans have applied breeding techniques to their own kind, even in slavery. Still, unpalatable though it may be, some degree of auto-domestication is probably observable in every society, and may have been rife in human history (see e.g., Voland 1998 ...
perspective:is human cultural evolution darwinian? evidence
... kind likely to compete with their more long-standing counterparts. Evidence that two or more cultural variants are indeed competing comes from testing the prediction that over time one variant will increase in frequency while another shows a corresponding decrease. This has been demonstrated by arch ...
... kind likely to compete with their more long-standing counterparts. Evidence that two or more cultural variants are indeed competing comes from testing the prediction that over time one variant will increase in frequency while another shows a corresponding decrease. This has been demonstrated by arch ...
as a PDF
... Punctuated equilibrium appears to deviate from the tenets proposed by gradualism because of its emphasis on periods of rapid evolution. However, though the changes are thought to be occurring comparatively quickly, they are still happening gradually with no significant changes from one generation to ...
... Punctuated equilibrium appears to deviate from the tenets proposed by gradualism because of its emphasis on periods of rapid evolution. However, though the changes are thought to be occurring comparatively quickly, they are still happening gradually with no significant changes from one generation to ...
Developing Effective Gradient-Free Methods for Inverse Problems
... – A class of hybrid EAs – Based on the idea of memes (Dawkins) – LS applied during the evolutionary process ...
... – A class of hybrid EAs – Based on the idea of memes (Dawkins) – LS applied during the evolutionary process ...
Culture as a system of adaptation and survival
... 4. Memes may also increase in frequency if they lead one to achieve influential position in social hierarchy (discussed below) These differences can produce very different outcomes from genetic evolution; specifically, they allow us to predict that: 1) Cultural evol. will generally be much more rapi ...
... 4. Memes may also increase in frequency if they lead one to achieve influential position in social hierarchy (discussed below) These differences can produce very different outcomes from genetic evolution; specifically, they allow us to predict that: 1) Cultural evol. will generally be much more rapi ...
TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN AS AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
... epistemology (Hahlweg and Hooker, 1989; Callebaut and Pinxten, 1987). Another source of inspiration is found in the more general attempt to construct at a universal theory of evolution that transcends biological evolution. Such a theory, which incorporates ideas from evolutionary epistemology, has a ...
... epistemology (Hahlweg and Hooker, 1989; Callebaut and Pinxten, 1987). Another source of inspiration is found in the more general attempt to construct at a universal theory of evolution that transcends biological evolution. Such a theory, which incorporates ideas from evolutionary epistemology, has a ...
Information Transport and Evolutionary Dynamics
... The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity. ...
... The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity. ...
The Population Memetics of Bird Song
... Some traits reinforce their own persistence and spread; others do not, and eventually disappear. Cultural selection can be defined as the probability that a given meme will be accepted by a young bird. The selective value will be determined by how acceptable a meme is, and refers to the survival of ...
... Some traits reinforce their own persistence and spread; others do not, and eventually disappear. Cultural selection can be defined as the probability that a given meme will be accepted by a young bird. The selective value will be determined by how acceptable a meme is, and refers to the survival of ...
2/11 - University of Texas
... 2. Of the offspring, select individuals that have the largest side buds and breed them. 3. Of the offspring, select individuals that have the largest side buds and breed them. ...
... 2. Of the offspring, select individuals that have the largest side buds and breed them. 3. Of the offspring, select individuals that have the largest side buds and breed them. ...
The Selfish Law: A Memetic Study Of The Transition
... memetics simply renames already established concepts – such as “culture” being exchanged for “memeplex,” “cultural unit” for “meme”– the true innovation is not so much in vocabulary, but in the accompanying paradigm shift. Observing culture through the lens of memetics allows scholars to resolve the ...
... memetics simply renames already established concepts – such as “culture” being exchanged for “memeplex,” “cultural unit” for “meme”– the true innovation is not so much in vocabulary, but in the accompanying paradigm shift. Observing culture through the lens of memetics allows scholars to resolve the ...
Cultural Transmission and Diffusion
... variations among peoples are attributable to learnt traditions and not to innate or genetic propensities. At the same time, specific psychological adaptations have probably evolved to foster the selective but accurate acquisition of rules through social learning. Language itself can be seen as such ...
... variations among peoples are attributable to learnt traditions and not to innate or genetic propensities. At the same time, specific psychological adaptations have probably evolved to foster the selective but accurate acquisition of rules through social learning. Language itself can be seen as such ...
Making the Most of Web 2.0
... Web 2.0 • Is our own human evolution, part of our nature. • Is a complete new way of doing things in and with the Internet. • Is where “the medium and the message is us” evolving in the way we socially live with and within it, networking, participating and contributing, using and enhancing it every ...
... Web 2.0 • Is our own human evolution, part of our nature. • Is a complete new way of doing things in and with the Internet. • Is where “the medium and the message is us” evolving in the way we socially live with and within it, networking, participating and contributing, using and enhancing it every ...
