title: Cultural evolution need not imply group selection.
abstract: Richerson et al. make a compelling case for cultural evolution. In focusing on cultural group selection, however, they neglect important individual-level accounts of cultural evolution. While scientific discourse typically links cultural evolution to group selection and genetic evolution to individual selection, this association is due to historical accident only. We thus call for more consideration of individual-level cultural evolution.
authors: Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. dorsa.amir@yale.edu http://www.dorsaamir.com
authors: Dorsa
authors: D
authors: Amir
authors: Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. matthew.jordan@yale.edu david.rand@yale.edu http://www.daverand.org/ http://psychology.yale.edu/people/matthew-jordan
authors: Matthew R
authors: MR
authors: Jordan
authors: Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. matthew.jordan@yale.edu david.rand@yale.edu http://www.daverand.org/ http://psychology.yale.edu/people/matthew-jordan
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Rand
mesh_terms: D003468:Cultural Evolution; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D012641:Selection, Genetic