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Intelligent Design in Cultural Evolution
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Intelligent Design in Cultural Evolution

Lee Cronk
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol.29(4), pp.352-353
2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7282/T3HQ3X8W

Abstract

Signaling theory (Evolutionary biology) Intentionality Cultural evolution Intelligent design Social evolution Peer commentary
Intelligent design, though unnecessary in the study of biological evolution, is essential to the study of cultural evolution. However, the intelligent designers in question are not deities or aliens but rather humans going about their lives. The role of intentionality in cultural evolution can be elucidated through the addition of signaling theory to the framework outlined in the target article.
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