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...

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Main Author: Davis, Taylor (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2015, Volume: 15, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 235-253
Further subjects:B Altruism cooperation cultural evolution group selection prosocial behavior religion
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