title: [The evolution of human cultural behavior: notes on Darwinism and complexity].
abstract: The article analyzes three schools that can be understood as central in studies of the evolution of human behavior within the paradigm of evolution by natural selection: human behavioral ecology (HBE), evolutionary psychology, and dual inheritance. These three streams of thought are used to depict the Darwinist landscape and pinpoint its strong suits and limitations. Theoretical gaps were identified that seem to reduce these schools' ability to account for the diversity of human evolutionary behavior. Their weak points include issues related to the concept of reproductive success, types of adaptation, and targets of selection. An interdisciplinary approach is proposed as the solution to this dilemma, where complex adaptive systems would serve as a source.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, mikaelperic@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peric
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, murrietabr@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Rui Sérgio Sereni
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Murrieta
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006801:Humans; D011584:Psychology; D012641:Selection, Genetic