title: Cultural evolution and prosociality: Widening the hypothesis space.
abstract: Norenzayan et al. suggest that Big Gods can be replaced by Big Governments. We examine forms of social and self-monitoring and ritual practice that emerged in Classical China, heterarchical societies like those that emerged in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and the contemporary Zapatista movement of Chiapas, and we recommend widening the hypothesis space to include these alternative forms of social organization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy,Georgetown University,Washington,DC 20057.bryce.huebner@georgetown.eduhttp://explore.georgetown.edu/people/lbh24/
authors.forename: Bryce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huebner
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy,The City University of New York,Baruch College,New York,NY 10010.hagop.sarkissian@baruch.cuny.eduhttp://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/philosophy/hsarkissian.htm.
authors.forename: Hagop
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarkissian
mesh_terms: D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D002681:China; D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006801:Humans