Group Selection in the Evolution of Religion: Genetic Evolution or Cultural Evolution?
In the scientific literature on religious evolution, two competing theories appeal to group selection to explain the relationship between religious belief and altruism, or costly, prosocial behavior. Both theories agree that group selection plays an important role in cultural evolution, affecting ps...
Published in: | Journal of cognition and culture |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Journal of cognition and culture
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Altruism
cooperation
cultural evolution
group selection
prosocial behavior
religion
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